Health Secretary Humza Yousaf believes other families have been treated differently
(BBC) Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has reported a nursery to care watchdogs over concerns it discriminated against his daughter.
Mr Yousaf said Little Scholars in Broughty Ferry claimed it had no availability when his wife applied for a space for two-year-old Amal.
But he said applications submitted by friends and family for “white Scottish-sounding names” were accepted.
The nursery has strenuously denied any allegations of discrimination.
It said it would “absolutely welcome” a Care Inspectorate investigation, and that it had “nothing to hide.”
‘No reasonable explanation’
Mr Yousaf said: “I’m really upset that at the age of two, my daughter, though she’s oblivious to it all, has suffered discrimination.
“Tell us why three Muslim-sounding families were rejected and in some cases, less than 24 hours later, white Scottish families were accepted.
“There can be no reasonable explanation for that, and if there is one, then tell it to us.
“But so far, the nursery has failed to do so.”
