Localauthorities have a legal duty to provide a free, part-time, pre-schooleducation place for three and four-year-old children.Freepre-school education is provided regardless of a child’s status, citizenship orethnic background, provided the child is residing in Scotland.The ScottishExecutive’s Childcare Strategy aims to provide affordable, accessible, qualitychildcare for children aged 0-14 in all neighbourhoods regardless of children’sstatus. Funding...