Childcare report

EMBARGOED TO 0001 THURSDAY APRIL 25 File photo dated 24/01/16 of a preschool age child playing with plastic building blocks. A charity is calling on the Scottish Government to "poverty proof" the future of early years childcare by expanding funded places to children under three. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) says the First Minister should follow through on his commitment in the SNP leadership contest. A report from the charity models the impact of an offer of 25 hours per week for all one and two-year-olds and 35 hours for all three and four-year-olds. Issue date: Thursday April 25, 2024.