That the Parliament recognises the findings of the Pilot evaluation report on access to funded Early Learning and Childcare for eligible children who defer entry to Primary 1, which was released this month; understands that the report examined the expansion of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) funding for children whose parents or carers choose to defer their entry to primary school; notes the report's findings that areas where the initiative was piloted had higher rates of deferral, but not high enough to cause disruption; recognises that, according to the report, the pilot was implemented broadly, as intended, and did not have a major impact on local authority and ELC resources, and that both pilot leads and ELC staff felt that the implementation had gone smoothly; acknowledges that the pilot reduced and removed financial barriers to deferral, with some parents reporting that they did not feel they could have afforded to defer their child's entry to P1 without the funding, and may not have applied to defer without this guarantee; considers that the report assesses the pilot as positive in relation to the short- and medium-term intended outcomes; acknowledges that the report also underlined the need for improved communication channels for eligible families in order to keep eligible families best informed; praises the work of the organisation, Give Them Time, in campaigning for additional funding for families seeking deferred entry, as well as promoting and informing the public on the pilot scheme; appreciates that the organisation has worked tirelessly since 2018 in raising this issue with local and national government bodies, and supports the continued work that needs to be done to ensure the best educational future for all of Scotland’s young people.