According to a new report by the campaign group Fair Funding for Our Kids (FFFOK), published today, just four Scottish councils have reciprocal agreements with every other local authority to fund childcare for children from other areas. This is despite Scottish Government guidance stating that all councils should have such agreements.
The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 recommends that local authorities ‘meet on a regional or neighbouring basis to identify movement and places across boundaries and reach sustainable and mutually beneficial arrangements’.
It concludes, ‘Reciprocal cross boundary arrangements are therefore fundamental to realising the social and economic benefits of early learning and childcare for families and society’.
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