New Ayrshire nursery plans to have room for almost 100 children

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New childcare facilities planned for Kilmarnock’s Centrestage village will create an estimated 25 new jobs.The early years and childcare facility for 56 children and before and after school care for 40 kids will also see four modern apprenticeships being created.Children attending the early years centre and wrap around care can also access Centrestage’s wide range of classes and activities.Flexible Childcare Services Scotland is working with Centrestage to create the new facilities.Susan McGhee, chief executive at FCSS said: “We are delighted to be working alongside Centrestage on this fantastic project.“By offering almost 100 childcare places in an area of multiple deprivation we will be able to help families to find and stay in meaningful employment, education and training, further distancing them from short and long-term poverty.“The initiatives already being delivered by Centrestage and their existing partners will provide even greater support for families, helping to improve their physical and mental wellbeing and giving them a greater chance of achieving positive outcomes for themselves and the whole family.”The 56 capacity early learning and childcare facility will be delivered using FCSS’s existing flexible childcare model.This model means that families can book childcare by the hour and use their 1140 hours flexibly which will helping parents to be more efficient with their funded hours, saving them potentially hundreds of pounds each month.FCSS will also create 40 school-age childcare places for before, after school and during the school holidays.By combining these two services, parents will be able to secure childcare when they need it,helping them to find and continue in meaningful employment, education or