Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
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To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-02059 by Maree Todd on 3 March 2020 (Official Report, c. 4), whether it will publish local progress reports on the expansion of early learning and childcare.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-02059 by Maree Todd on 3 March 2020 (Official Report, c. 4), whether every parent of an eligible child will have a choice over where they access their child’s funded early learning and childcare entitlement in August 2020.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-02059 by Maree Todd on 3 March 2020 (Official Report, c. 4), what its position is on the National Day Nurseries Association's statement that local progress reports on early learning and childcare will “help demonstrate what is and isn’t working”.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-02059 by Maree Todd on 3 March 2020 (Official Report, c. 4), what discussions it has had with the National Day Nurseries Association regarding local progress reports on early learning and childcare.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-02059 by Maree Todd on 3 March 2020 (Official Report, c. 4), for what reason it did not address the publication of local progress reports on the expansion of early learning and childcare.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-25750 by Maree Todd on 9 October 2019, what percentage of the 435 equity and excellence leads is currently in post, and when the remainder will be recruited.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reverse the reported decrease in the number of qualified teachers working in nurseries to help ensure a quality service.
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with early learning and childcare stakeholders regarding the number of early learning and childcare staff employed on temporary contracts.
To ask the Scottish Government how many students are currently enrolled on (a) early learning and childcare modern apprenticeships and (b) children and young people foundation apprenticeships, and how this compares with its projections.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to introduce a maximum class size in early learning and childcare settings to help ensure a quality service.