Children’s Lottery funding for North Edinburgh Childcare

North Edinburgh Childcare has been awarded a £21,174 grant from the Scottish Children’s Lottery.

North Edinburgh Childcare provides affordable childcare to local families, enabling parents to work and lift themselves and their children out of poverty. The charity is also an SQA accredited training centre supporting unemployed people across Edinburgh and beyond.

The funding from the Scottish Children’s Lottery will go towards the creation an additional 80 full-time equivalent childcare places at the charity’s nursery, to allow more people who live in poverty to access affordable childcare.

Theresa Allison, General Manager at North Edinburgh Childcare, said: “Our community based organisation has delivered high-quality, affordable childcare services for a long time now and we feel very passionate about what we do.

“However, we cannot realise our dream of expansion without support; and the Scottish Children’s Lottery has just been fantastic.”

The Scottish Children’s Lottery was launched in October 2016 to raise money for children in Scotland, with proceeds helping to improve the lives of children right across the country and make a real difference to those who need it most.

Dame Anne Begg is trustee of Chance to Flourish, which operates as a society lottery under the Scottish Children’s Lottery. Chance to Flourish supports projects that work within the area of social development of pre-school children and their families and carers, making a positive difference to children’s lives in their early years.

Dame Anne Begg said: “I am delighted that we are able to provide funding for North Edinburgh Childcare from the money generated from the Scottish Children’s Lottery, which was established in order to promote and support the development and potential of children and young people in Scotland.

“Thank you to those who play the Scottish Children’s Lottery – you are helping to support the great work that our charities undertake.”

Charities that support children in Scotland can apply online for Scottish Children’s Lottery funding.