Holmes Miller has submitted plans on behalf of the local authority and its delivery partner hub West Scotland for the centres in Milngavie, Kirkintilloch and Bearsden.

The applications on the sites of the former St Joseph’s Primary School in Milngavie; the land across from Kirkintilloch Police Office at Southbank Marina; and the former Brookwood Library in Bearsden will be considered over the coming weeks.

There are also plans to extend Killermont Primary School and Nursery Class.

Thomas Glen, depute chief executive - place, neighbourhood & corporate assets at East Dunbartonshire Council, said: “I would encourage residents to take an interest in the development of the new nurseries and the investment being made in our communities to deliver the Scottish Government’s 1140 hours nursery provision.”