Children who were born between 1 September and 29 February receive fewer hours of nursery provision than those who were born in other months of the year, so their parents are also at a financial disadvantage.Recent comprehensive statistical evidence that Reform Scotland published showed that that anomaly, which results from the Scottish Government’s policy of funding nursery provision after a child turns three, means that nursery provision can vary by up to 317 hours or by more than £1,000 within the cost of nursery partnership provision.A child who was born between 1 March...