Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon SNP Conference Speech Will Announce Childcare Goals

Today, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will use her leader’s speech at the SNP conference to say her focus now is on “the next 10 years and beyond.” Sturgeon will vow to “put Scotland in the driving seat” and commit £840m a year on free childcare by the end of the parliament. 

She will say: “Right now, we invest around £420m a year in early years education and childcare. I can announce that by the end of this Parliament that will rise to £840m a year. “This is a commitment unmatched anywhere else in the UK.”