In a move set to devolve more budgetary power to local authorities, theScottish Government, after consultation with CoSLA, will stop issuing'advisory floors', which since 2002 have set a minimum level forpre-school education places. Instead, it will be up to each localauthority to decide funding.
The Scottish Government wrote to all local authority education andfinance directors last week to advise them of the plan. It said, 'Itwill be for authorities to decide what constitutes an appropriate levelto pay partner providers for a pre-school education place, taking intoaccount cost trends in the sector and local economic conditions.'
It also stressed 'the evidence that exists regarding the closeconnection between funding, workforce quality and outcomes for childrenin the pre-school sector.'
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