A pilot project is already underway in Glasgow to help children most in need in the city.
Families with one and two-year-olds could benefit from the 1140 hour childcare provision in West Dunbartonshire as theFunding for the project, which would expand the free childcare education offer, is not yet clear at thisWest Dunbartonshire Council is currently working to open a new early learning childcare centre at Christie Park in Dumbarton with work at St Mary’s ELCC in Alexandria complete with a new entrance, improved garden and play area.
Councillor McGinty said: “We are looking at the hours increasing, the amount of children that qualify for 1140 hours. We are now offering this to two-year-olds but we are looking to extend that to one-year-olds. “It is not just capacity as in buildings – it is capacity as in staff. This will not just be happening in West Dunbartonshire it will be happening across all local authorities so there will be the need for already trained nursery nurses and teachers?”
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