Phasing-out funded childcare places in private Edinburgh nurseries for people living in neighbouring local authorities “may be harsh” but is the only option under “dramatic” cuts, the council’s education convener has said. Councillor Joan Griffiths said a £6 million cut to the city’s early years budget meant the council had to prioritise funding places for local children and “bringing services in-house and developing our own early years centres to longer, flexible days”. She also hit out at... Read this story
