Nursery World - Reminder for local authorities in Scotland

Local authorities in Scotland have been reminded that they are now under a duty to make a free part-time pre-school education place available for all three- and four-year-olds. Minister for education and young people Cathy Jamieson said, 'It is only three years since we set ourselves the target, in our Programme for Government, of providing a grant-funded nursery place for all three-year-olds whose parents wanted one, having delivered on our pledge for four-year-olds. The fact that we are now in a position to say the target has been achieved is a significant achievement which will bring real benefits to children and families throughout Scotland. Local authorities are to be congratulated for working with us to deliver on this, ahead of the duty upon them coming into force.'

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