Childcare Support Fund: grants awarded

Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS)

Glasgow

Provides intensive referral-based childcare support for priority families, helping parents access and sustain work, study and training opportunities.

Flexible Childcare Services Scotland

Six local authority areas, with settings in Aberdeenshire, Dundee and Kilmarnock

Delivers flexible childcare to support families in insecure or low-paid work, helping them increase working hours and reduce employment barriers.

Early Years Scotland

Scotland-wide

Acts as a national childcare broker, connecting low-income families to childcare that fills gaps in provision and supports access to work, education and training.

Inspiring Scotland

Scotland-wide

Provides emergency and rapid-response childcare funding through community networks, supporting families during crises and transitions.

Scottish Childminding Association

Scotland-wide

Funds flexible childminding placements, offering personalised childcare that enables parents to work, train or seek employment.

The Indigo Childcare Group

Glasgow

Provides free and subsidised childcare, including a mobile crèche service, with additional support for families experiencing crisis or caring responsibilities.

Scottish Out of School Care Network (SOSCN)

Scotland-wide

Offers short-term financial assistance for school-age childcare to help families maintain employment, education and training opportunities.

Family and Community Development West Lothian (Play Works)

West Lothian

Combines after-school and holiday childcare with wider family support to help parents engage in employment and learning.

Craighalbert (Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments)

Cumbernauld

Delivers specialist childcare for children with complex disabilities and additional support needs, enabling parents to work or study.

Perceptive Action CIC

Scottish Borders and Midlothian

Provides time-limited breakfast, after-school and holiday childcare, supporting families through transition periods and into sustainable childcare arrangements.

The Lennox Partnership

West Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire and North Ayrshire

Removes childcare cost barriers for parents participating in employability, skills and training programmes.

Third Sector Hebrides

Western Isles

Coordinates access to childcare across island communities, helping families secure provision in areas where availability can be limited.

St Roch's Childcare Services

Glasgow

Delivers flexible childcare alongside tailored family support, helping parents access employment, education and wider services.

Care and Learning Alliance (CALA)

Highlands and Islands

Supports families in rural and island communities to access childcare, addressing challenges such as transport, limited provision and rural poverty.

Rosemount Lifelong Learning 

Funds flexible registered childcare, internally and through external registered providers, alongside additional coordination with an internal employability team.