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£15m boost for PVI sector
By Laura Marcus,
Nursery World,
28 June 2007
The Scottish Executive has placed state and private nursery children on 'a level playing field' by providing £15m to extend the free early education entitlement from 33 to 38 weeks per year.
The extension targets private and voluntary provision, as most state-run settings already run for 38 weeks through the school year. Fiona Hyslop, minister for education and lifelong learning, pledged £25m for education in the Scottish Parliament last week. This includes £9m to create 300 new teaching posts this August, prioritising pre-school settings and reducing class sizes from P1 to P3. Local authorities will be in charge of distributing the Scottish Executive funding to providers....
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