Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
Inverclyde council has announced plans to freeze its basic council tax bills.
The news comes after the national council tax freeze ended this year, with decision due to be taken by the council on 16 February.
The local authority’s cross-party budget working group said it was already facing a budget reduction of nearly £5 million but planned to use its reserves to plug the gap, adding that it wanted to avoid adding to the burden on households already facing potential rises.
A statement from the group said: "The group had considered closing some of the budget gap with a three per cent council tax rise for all council taxpayers as recommended by the Scottish government.
"However, on balance, members of the group decided against this.
"They are conscious that 7,000 households in Inverclyde already face potential rises of between 7.5 per cent and 22.5 per cent and did not wish to add to the burden on these families."
"Members of the group recognise that if the Scottish government continues to cut the council's funding year on year a rise in the basic level of council tax is inevitable next year and every year thereafter."
Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
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