Question reference: S1W-24815
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 5 April 2002
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Current status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 29 April 2002
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking in order to encourage the provision of full-time nursery places for the children of working parents.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is providing £16.75 million of Childcare Strategy funding, in the current year, to local authorities to deliver affordable, accessible, good quality childcare, including full-time nursery places, to meet the local childcare needs of working parents.