Scotland is the only part of the UK offering 1140 hours of funded early learning and childcare to all three and four-year-olds and eligible two-year-olds, backed by £1 billion annual investment.
Discussing Scotland's childcare funding and support.
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I stand by my categorisation of the family C case as a catastrophic failure.
Among the Act’s most important measures is the introduction of areas of linguistic significance, which will sustain Gaelic through a range of activities in which speakers can use the language and help it to thrive.
I am pleased to report strong progress is being made, with more than £1 million allocated to support preparatory work required to designate these areas.
In the year that has passed since the last Royal National Mòd, Gaelic can now claim – alongside Scots – official status as a language of Scotland, thanks to the Scottish Languages Act.
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