A PLEDGE to double free childcare in Scotland is faced with a “£160 million black hole,” Labour said as a new report published today warns of “significant risks.”

The Scottish government has pledged to increase paid-for nursery places from the current 600 hours to 1,140 for three and four-year-olds, and eligible two-year-olds, by August 2020.

That equates to about 30 hours a week during term time.