SNP Candidates Visit Edinburgh Play Center, Push Childcare Policies

It's April 3rd.

This is Edinburgh News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story.

Scotland's Education Secretary, Jenny Gilruth and Culture Secretary Angus Robertson dropped

by the Yard Adventure Center in Edinburgh's Cannon Mills On, the election trail.

They joined kids for some fun, tossing shredded paper like confetti, while Angus Robertson

campaigns for re-election in Edinburgh Central and SNP.

To date, UN Hislope tagged along from the neighboring district.

The Yard kicked off 40 years ago as a community effort by parents seeking a safe play spot

for their disabled children.

Edinburgh Council handed over land, starting with outdoor space only, but fundraisers built

an indoor center in 1993 and now sites.

Pop-up in Dundee, Kirk County, and Glasgow too.

Parents and staff shared stories during the tour, led by chief executive Saline Sinclair,

highlighting how the center transforms lives for kids who.

Need inclusive play that mainstream spots can't offer.

Gilruth pushed the SNP's big child care push, promising year-round support from nine

months old through primary school, no summer breaks, with families.

Gaining from 1,400 pounds, up to over 11,000 pounds, based on need.

Robertson, a dad himself, called it eye-opening and stress tailoring expanded child care

to all kids' unique needs, pulling lessons from places like this to make sure no family

gets left out.