That the Parliament welcomes the progress that West Lothian Council is making to ensure that every eligible child in West Lothian receives 1,140 hours of free high-quality early years childcare; understands that West Lothian is on track to have facilities and staff in place to provide increased hours and flexibility in all council-run early learning and childcare establishments, and believes that this is a positive step from the council to help ease the pressures of childcare.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Iain Gray, Bill Kidd