Nursery World - Fife out-of-school wins 1m in funding

Out-of-school care in Fife has received a double boost with 960,000 in additional funding for new projects and for facilities such as outdoor play areas, play buses and toy libraries. Fife Childcare Partnership is inviting local providers to parti-cipate in drawing up proposals for spending the New Opportunities Fund (NOF) money.

Fife Childcare Partnership is inviting local providers to parti-cipate in drawing up proposals for spending the New Opportunities Fund (NOF) money.

Yvonne Crombie, Fife childcare co-ordinator, said the funding would enable childcare in Fife to go from 'strength to strength'. She said, 'I am absolutely delighted with the announcement of this new money. In light of the recent funding review by the Scottish Executive, it places childcare and the Childcare Strategy central to enabling families to escape the poverty trap by alleviating the problems caused by the lack of high quality, affordable and accessible childcare in their area.

'This new money marks the start of another exciting time in childcare, and Fife Childcare Partnership looks forward to playing a pivotal role in further developing quality childcare in Fife.'

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