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Cyber Attack update

Investigation work has been ongoing into the impact of the council's education network as a result of the criminal attack.

Buy Extra Nursery Hours

    We introduced a couple of years ago the ability to buy extra hours in some nurseries, this is only in nurseries that has sufficient spare spaces after allocations nursery applications. 

    The nurseries where there is sufficient spaces will change from year to year, this means a nursery which had Buy Extra Nursery hours sessions and short session extension sessions available to purchase this year, may only have the short session extension option for the following year as nursery application demand has increased.  

    We are looking into changing the system we use to manage the Buy Extra Nursery hours as the current system does not allow parents or carers to see the sessions that are available to purchase.   While this is implemented Buy Extra Nursery hours remains a pilot and we continue to thank you for your patience.

    2025/2026 - Due to an increase in nursery application demand for Armadale, Kirknewton & Longridge we know that they will only have the short session extension option for 2025/2026.  Decisions are still to be made for other nurseries, and this page will be updated by the end of June 2025 - once we know where it is possible to release sessions for purchase.  We will also confirm when bookings will open and how you request this.

    Buy Extra Nursery hours is available at all nurseries running the 50 week model, although some of these will only offer the extend the short session option.

    Guidance on how to pay and prices can be seen in 'Prices' section.

     

    If you have any issues or questions, please contact your nursery, or contact us at buyextranurseryhours@westlothian.gov.uk

     

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