1. A long-term economic recovery funding and business planning package, with tailored support to services in the greatest need, including rural services and services in the lowest income communities.
  2. Ensure gender equality is supported by the provision of school age childcare as women are often the main child carers, and they will need affordable, accessible and high quality childcare in order to work, train or other support.
  3. Provide subsidised childcare places for children with disabilities and additional support needs in breakfast clubs, after school childcare and holiday clubs.
  4. For families experiencing poverty and food insecurity, subsidised places in breakfast clubs, after school childcare and holiday clubs, with access to nutritious and culturally appropriate meals during school holidays and opportunities for play and socialising activities. This is crucial to addressing the attainment gap.
  5. Subsidised support to create more access to after school clubs for children from black and minority ethnic communities, including asylum seekers and refugee children.
  6. Support packages through subsidised places in after school childcare and holiday clubs for lone parents seeking re-employment, training, or respite care.
  7. Subsidised support to enable care experienced children and those with kinship carers to access after school childcare and holiday clubs.
  8. Support to the professionals working in the field with funding for training and qualifications, to be paid at least the real living wage, and to help recruit a diversity of skills and talents to a refreshed sector.
  9. Provide free or low cost, and guaranteed access, to space in schools and local community venues.
  10. Relax planning constraints on the re-use of defunct land or premises which could be transformed at low cost into school age childcare, play, care and learning spaces indoors and to help create new green and adventure spaces outdoors.
Supported by
Children in Scotland
One Parent Families Scotland
Parenting Across Scotland
Play Scotland
Care and Learning Alliance
COJAC Centre
School's Out Peebles
TICTACS After School Service
The Indigo Childcare Group
Jordanhill Out of School Service
Connect 2 Out of School Care Services
The Wee Childcare Company
Star Kids Out of School Care
TASC
Happy Little People
Hyndland After School Club
Smile Childcare
Craiglockhart After School Club
Edinburgh & Lothian's Out of School Care Network
Riverside Out Of School Care
Kidsize Club Ltd.
Playbarn Out of School Care
Greenside After School Club
Little Flyers childcare
ARK Out of School Care
Hamilton After School Project
Blacklaw Out of School Care
Hilltown OSC
Carnwadric After School Service
Laurencekirk Out of School Club
Lainshaw Lions
Didymouse Out of School Care
Glencoats Out of School Care
Peelers after school and holiday club limited
GillzlittleGemz Out of School Club
Prestonpans After School Club
LASC Childcare Services
The Sunrise Club
G81 kids club
Summerston Afterschool Care
The Saturday Cafe Clubs SCIO
Playcare Out of School Care
Angela's Childminding service (Beauly)
Dennistoun After School Care