The Scottish National Rural Partnership, which includes representatives of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, consulted with childcare organisations among others to produce its report. It observes that applying uniform national standards can add significantly to the cost of providing all kinds of services in remote rural areas and can also discourage community involvement.
The report, Services in Rural Scotland, suggests that 'a more pragmatic approach' is needed in the countryside. It may sound a cautionary note for the Scottish Executive as it deliberates the new national standards for regulation of daycare, which are due to be published for consultation in the spring.
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