Last week's grant follows three years of negotiation between the SOSCN, the NOF and the Scottish Executive, after the SOSCN identified a need for additional support to help groups apply for NOF cash and provide training on sustainability issues.
The 1m grant will be used to recruit five funding facilitators who will target groups in areas that have had poor uptake of NOF funding and help them to submit bids, particularly for consortium applications.
A SOSCN spokesperson said, 'It's to encourage uptake of NOF money for out-of-school and help people access funding to create sustainable provision. The facilitators will provide support to existing childcare services from the voluntary, public and private sectors, in addition to helping to set up new ones.
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