SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Humza Yousaf's announcement to give social care staff a wage rise could see costs soar for parents.
Industry experts have warned that the First Minister’s policy to fund pay rises for private sector care and nursery staff will only drive up costs for already struggling families.
The Government gives 1140 hours of free childcare to three- and four year-olds and it is only for the Government-funded hours that staff would be eligible for the extra pay. She said: “Parents of babies and two- to three-year-olds pay more already as there is a higher ratio of staff to children. It is entirely
Scottish politics Unison’s regional manager, Kay Sillars, said: “Early years education is funded by a complicated mix of public money and fees from parents.
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