Campaign group Fair Funding for our Kids has renewed calls for nursery reform after research revealed nine out of ten council nurseries don’t provide the cover working parents need. Continue reading Council nurseries ‘don’t provide the cover working parents need’
We still have places available on our information session for Monday 19th February @1pm.
If you would like to book a place to come along and hear more about the Academy, ask any questions and take away an application pack, please do not hesitate to contact me on the number below or Barbara Webster on 0131 311 6926.
Kind Regards
Audrey O’Neill
Senior Training Administrator
North Edinburgh Childcare
18b Ferry Road Avenue, Edinburgh EH4 4BL
Tel: 0131 311 6931
The public spending watchdog has questioned government plans to fund increased nursery provision in Scotland. The Accounts Commission says in a new report (below) there is a “significant risk” councils will not be able to resource the government’s ambitious plan to double early learning and childcare hours by August 2020. Continue reading Question mark over government’s nursery places plan
A record number of early years apprenticeships are expected to start this year as part of the expansion of free nursery and childcare, Deputy First Minister John Swinney said yesterday. The Scottish Government is almost doubling funded childcare from 600 to 1,140 hours by 2020, backed by £243 million in the 2018-19 draft budget alone. Continue reading Double your money: cash boost fuels roll-out of funded childcare
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) has highlighted a need for the nation’s Early Learning and Childcare sector to attract a more diverse workforce to create an additional 11,000 jobs by 2020 to meet expected demand. The organisation has worked with partners to create new national Early Learning and Childcare Skills Investment Plan (SIP) for the sector. Continue reading Skills Investment Plan to boost childcare opportunities
The First Minister has announced her intention to appoint Maree Todd as Minister for Childcare and Early Years. Subject to approval by the Parliament and Her Majesty the Queen, Ms Todd will begin to undertake some Ministerial duties immediately. Continue reading Maree Todd is new Minister for Childcare and Early Years
A new campaign to recruit up to 11,000 people into the childcare profession is underway. The campaign – ‘Shape their worlds. Shape your career.’ – aims to encourage more school leavers into the profession to deliver the expansion of funded early learning and childcare to 1,140 hours a year, or 30 hours per week, by 2020. Continue reading Wanted: 11,000 childcare workers!
“Transformational” expansion of free early learning and childcare
Spending on childcare will double to £840 million a year by 2021-22 in a bid to transform the life chances of children in Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday. The funding boost has been welcomed by local MSP Ben Macpherson. Continue reading Scottish Government to double childcare spending
We have now changed the start date for our Childcare Academy to Tuesday 19th September.
We have more dates in place for our Information Sessions:
Wednesday 30th August @ 1pm
Thursday 7th September @ 10am
Wednesday 13th September @1pm
If you would like to book a place to come along and hear more about the Academy, ask any questions and take away an application pack, please do not hesitate to contact me on the number below or call Barbara Webster on 0131 311 6926.
Audrey O’Neill, Senior Training Administrator
North Edinburgh Childcare
18b Ferry Road Avenue, Edinburgh EH4 4BL
Tel: 0131 311 6931
Fax: 0131 315 4420
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A childcare trial encouraging parents to stay, play and learn with their children has been praised by Minister for Childcare and Early Years, Mark McDonald. Continue reading Parents get involved in Stay, Play and Learn
