Childcare Practitioner – Keith
We’re looking for a new Childcare Practitioner to join our team in our custom built early learning and school age childcare setting in Keith, Moray. This is a full time …
Childcare Practitioner – Cummings Park, Aberdeen
We’re looking for a new Childcare Practitioner in Aberdeen! This is a full time role, 38 hours per week over 4 days with a salary of £13.45 – £13.79 per …
Beyond Childcare
According to The Scottish Household Survey 2025, 83% of Scottish households with pre-school children use some form of childcare, however, families consistently report that provision doesn’t match their real-world needs. To effectively meet those needs, we require a rich …
Childcare in Scotland: What the Parties Are Promising
Scotland currently offers 1,140 hours of free early learning and childcare per year to all three- and four-year-olds, and to eligible two-year-olds. That works out to roughly 30 hours a …
From Card Maker to Craft Donator: Anna’s Gift to the Next Generation
Anna Findlater, 90, from Newtonhill, Aberdeenshire, spent over 30 years as an avid card maker and crafter, amassing an extensive collection of arts and crafts supplies she always intended to …
Rural Childcare Setting Saved from Closure
Keith Play Centre, a 35 place early learning and childcare setting that also provides breakfast and after school care, was set to close after its long standing manager was due to retire. Carlene Harding had …
Flexible Childcare Services Scotland is recognised as one of Scotland’s foremost flexible employers
Flexible Childcare Services Scotland (FCSS) is one of ten organisations across Scotland who are the first to achieve the new Flexible Workplace Accreditation, recognising employers who are making flexible working …
Every Photo Lasts Forever: but should it?
Childcare charity Flexible Childcare Services Scotland (FCSS) has made a bold move to end the use of identifiable children’s photographs on public facing social media and online platforms. In an age …
Flexible Childcare Contract Extension in Aberdeen
Aberdeen City Council has agreed to a four-year extension for Flexible Childcare Services Scotland (FCSS) to continue operating two early learning and childcare settings in Aberdeen City. The decision was made on Tuesday 17th February at …
