Out-of-school care could end for hundreds of children
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Aberdeenshire Council has proposed stopping all of its out-of-school care provision from early July.
Fifteen of Aberdeenshire's 146 primary schools provide the service, which is used by a total of 350 children.
The authority has blamed a fall in demand as well staffing and budget pressures for the situation. It faces a potential overspend of almost £700,000.
Opponents to the plan said it was a "colossal blow to working families".
SNP councillor Louise McAllister said: "I think it's really going to penalise families."
Aberdeenshire Council's education committee will consider the proposals on Thursday.
to the meeting said each child was subsidised by more than £1,400.