Question reference: S5W-34511
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 12 January 2021
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 19 January 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the return to the hub model for schoolchildren takes account of the experience of the previous lockdown.
Answer
The recently updated guidance on schools (published on 6 January) and childcare (published on 7 January) provide information on arrangements for vulnerable children and children of key workers, taking on board experience from the previous lockdown. However all schools and many childcare providers are able to open and there has not been a return to a hub model.
Families who meet the criteria set out in the guidance are eligible to apply to their school, local authority or childcare provider for childcare.