Nursery World - Nurseries' inability to pay Scottish Living Wage could impact 30 hours

Delivery of the 1,140 hour childcare offer in Scotland could be at risk after a new survey shows the majority of nurseries have not adopted the voluntary Scottish Living Wage, which nurseries will need to sign up to.

National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) survey of 73 nurseries in Scotland reveals that 97 per cent have not adopted the voluntary Scottish Living Wage of £8.75 an hour, which was introduced by the Living Wage Foundation campaign group and is backed by the Scottish Government.

The Scottish Government is developing a new national standard for funded provider status, which nurseries will have to sign up to, when the expansion of childcare Once the national standard is published, paying staff the Scottish Living Wage will be a condition for nurseries delivering the 30 hours (1,140 hours a year) for three- and four-year-olds as a partner provider.

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