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Crèche reopens at the Scottish Parliament
31 May 2023
This week the doors reopen to Holyrood’s crèche facility.
The crèche offers pre-school childcare provision for MSPs and staff who work in the building. It is also available to people with childcare responsibilities who are engaging with parliamentary business or with their MSPs, or who are visiting Holyrood, giving them the opportunity to have their children looked after in a safe and fun environment.
The Presiding Officer, the Rt Hon Alison Johnstone MSP, visited the crèche to meet staff and children.
The Presiding Officer said: "The Scottish Parliament was one of the first parliaments in Europe to offer childcare facilities of this kind for young children and I’m delighted that we’re once again able to offer this.
"The crèche is there to provide childcare to MSPs carrying out their duties, to all staff working in the Parliament, and to visitors giving evidence to our committees, touring the building or meeting their MSP.
"It’s important that the Parliament challenges itself to do all that we can to enable those with childcare responsibilities to work in, engage with and visit the Parliament."
Background
The crèche will be open between 8am to 6pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for children aged between 6 weeks and 5 years old.
Spaces can be pre-booked by contacting the crèche team on [email protected] but walk-ins are also welcome.
For MSPs and those working in the building, there is a fee of £4 per hour. The crèche is free for visitors.
The facility will be operated by My Ohana and is registered with the Care Inspectorate. Our registration with the Care Inspectorate limits the time a child can stay in the crèche to 4 hours per day.