Aberdeen City Council has agreed to a further four-year concession agreement with Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) provider Flexible Childcare Services Scotland (FCSS).
The extension for ongoing provision at Tillydrone and Northfield settings was agreed at the Education and Children’s Services committee following discussion of a positive report on the provider’s work over the past four years.
Committee Convenor, Councillor Martin Greig, said: “Feedback confirms that the early learning and childcare provided by FCCS is valued by the families who benefit from the service. It is good to be able to extend the arrangements for a further three years. I am glad that they can continue to support and nurture pre-school children in Tillydrone and Northfield into the future.
Vice-convenor, Councillor Jessica Mennie, said: “FCSS have done great work in the last four years helping us to ensure high quality and flexible early learning and childcare in localities were there was less access to such settings.”
The decision comes after a period of engagement with parents and carers who gave positive feedback on the provider’s services with several commenting on the relationships they have built with staff at the Tillydrone and Cummings Park ELC nurseries.