Moving from nursery to Primary 1 in August 2025
Try something new with Edinburgh Bear
Every year, no matter where they are in Edinburgh, children moving into P1 spend their final weeks of early learning becoming familiar with the same story and doing shared activities. This means that when your child starts school, they and their new classmates will already be familiar with the story and characters, and the themes of journeys, adventure and friendship.
Look out for details on our shared book and activities for 2025 in the next few days.
Grant payments
There are three extra payments for parents to help towards the costs of being pregnant or looking after a child:
- Scottish Child Payment
- Best Start Grant
- Best Start Foods.
You may be able to get these if:
- you live in Scotland
- you or your partner are getting certain benefits or tax credits
- you or your partner are pregnant, or are the main person looking after a baby or child who's the right age for a payment.
You can apply to the Scottish Government online, by phone or by post. Find out more about the Scottish Child Payment, Best Start Grants and Best Start Foods payments and apply online.