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Nursery hours to be doubled as planned despite delay due to coronavirus

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.North Lanarkshire Council has restated its intention to double nursery hours as planned by September, despite the national rollout of the programme being delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.The planned launch of the 1140 hours initiative – an increase from the current entitlement of 600 hours of funded pre-school learning – was put on hold in March by Scottish Government ministers, who revoked the legal requirement for an August start to allow local authorities to focus on their Covid-19 response.Education convener Councillor Frank McNally said: “We fully recognise the value that the 1140 expansion will bring to children and parents.“Many had.

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