built. For children staying at the same nursery, the nursery management will get in touch to ask parents how they want to use the expanded hours.All three and four year olds and some two year olds across Renfrewshire were due to receive 1,140 hours of free child care per year from August.But the date was cut when the Covid-19 pandemic delayed new build nurseries and the recruitment of additional staff.The Scottish Government has now requested the landmark policy is rolled out from August 2021.
Renfrewshire Council has however decided to roll the additional hours out in areas where it had the space and staff. More than 85 per cent of children are getting the hours at Renfrewshire’s nurseries or childminders, a new report to the council’s.
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