From 7 October 2022, East Lothian Council no longer provides funding to the Bright Stars Nursery Group Ltd for them to offer 1140 hours of early learning and childcare. This applies to the four settings in East Lothian: Pear Tree Church Street, Meadowpark and West Road, and Pumpkin Patch North Berwick.

Information on these pages are for parents and carers who have questions about what this means for them and their children. 

Letters to families

Two letters were sent to parents and carers whose children attend Bright Star Nursery Group Ltd settings:

Exploring your options

Bright Stars Nursery Group Ltd settings remain open and you can continue to use the nurseries however you will not receive 1140hours funding.

You can find funded 1140hours providers online (please contact the providers directly for information on spaces in their setting): 

You can also choose to receive your funded hours in a council nursery setting. Please ​​speak to our Early Years Team regarding council provision and your options. Email the team or call them on 07925 360227 / 07580 302 963 (9.30am – 4pm)

Key question and answers

We have information on some key questions that you might have. You can read them here.

Key contacts for parents and carers

Email the team or call them on 07925 360227 / 07580 302 963 (9.30am – 4pm)

Freedom of Information requests

We have received a large number of Freedom of Information requests in relation to Bright Stars Group Ltd. 

In response, we have published correspondence and relevant documents relating to our interactions with Bright Stars Nurseries Group Ltd and our decision not to enter into a contract to fund 1140 hours with their settings in East Lothian. The information has been released under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 following various freedom of information requests. Please note, we have redacted information which does not (a) fall in within the scope of a request; and (b) we consider to be personal information and therefore exempt under section 38 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Further information will be uploaded in due course.

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