Extra Time Programme supports the Scottish Government in its work to tackle poverty by building and designing a system of accessible and affordable school age childcare which will be funded for primary school aged children from low-income families.
This project helps to develop a better understanding of how organised activities for children, alongside local support services, can improve outcomes for those families on low incomes, with a particular focus on:
• Reducing inequalities in access to a range of activities around the school day for children
• Reducing barriers to employment by improving access to childcare for targeted families.
This improved access to childcare can enable parents or carers to take up, sustain or increase their hours of work or to take up study, or training opportunities.