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06.10.2022 - 15:53 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A popular West Lothian playgroup will close at Christmas after missing out on funding to provide pre-school care.
The Daisy Drop-In playgroup has served the impoverished Craigshill area for around 15 years.
Staff did not apply to join the new funding framework being developed to provide care as part of the Scottish Government’s roll-out of 1140 hours per year for all three and four-year-olds and eligible two-year-olds of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC).
And the loss of funding means they have taken the difficult decision to close in December.
In a motion raised at a meeting of West Lothian Council, local SNP member Councillor Veronica Smith said: “The committee of the playgroup were unaware of the new procurement procedures that were being implemented for suppliers for eligible two-year olds or the information session for prospective suppliers that was held in January 2022.
“As a result, they did not apply to be a supplier.
When they found out in June that they were no longer a supplier they met with the council to resolve the situation.”
The playgroup is based in the community wing of Letham Primary School.
Its co-ordinator Elaine Provan told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “We only found out about this process by accident in June. We contacted WLC and were told we had been informed of the process but hadn’t applied, therefore we were no longer able to take funded children.
She protested: “We were never contacted about this and had several meetings with council staff, but the decision wouldn’t be changed and we were told we could apply again next year.”
She added: “Unfortunately, we weren’t in a position financially to keep the playgroup running without funded places and the Committee took the decision to close the
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