School Nursery Admissions Criteria & Viability of Charging for Additional Childcare Hours

Overview

We are currently reviewing both the admissions criteria for our Early Learning and Childcare school nurseries and the potential demand for purchasing additional childcare hours beyond the funded entitlement of 1140 hours.

IMPORTANT - please read our current school nursery admissions criteria on our website before completing this survey.   

Who Should Take Part?

  • East Lothian parents and carers of children aged 0-5 years.

This public consultation will be open for a period of three weeks, from Monday 7 September to Monday 28 September 2026.

The survey should take approximately five minutes to complete. All responses are valued, and we thank you for taking the time to share your views.

Your views will help shape future service delivery.  

For general information on Early Learning and Childcare funding entitlement in East Lothian please refer to our website.

Closes 28 Sep 2026

Opened 7 Sep 2026

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