Question reference: S6W-15983
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 16 March 2023
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Current status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 24 March 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what lessons it has learned from the pilot scheme for deferred entry of children to P1.
Answer
Interim reporting from the pilot local authorities on the number of ELC places needed for children deferring entry to P1 has been used to inform budget settlement decisions for 2023-24. The final evaluation report will be published in May 2023 and will provide information about implementation in pilot areas and explore the impact of the pilot on parental awareness and perceptions of the entitlement.