Private nurseries and child minders in Midlothian will be given an increase in the hourly rate paid for council places - but only for one year.
Midlothian Councillors have approved plans to raise the hourly rate for three to five year olds paid to private partners from £5.71 to £6.42 while keeping the current rate of £6.90 for two year olds the same.
However they said they could only commit to the new rate for this year and would wait to find out how much the Scottish Government was going to give towards funding of the 1140 free hours next year before deciding any rate changes.
