Labour pledged to convert over 3,300 spare classrooms into school-based nurseries once in government, in areas highlighted as ‘childcare deserts’. Its plans aim to make space for 100,000 more places, to meet the expected increase in demand from the expansion of the funded hours.
With a new Labour government now in power, Nursery World in partnership with Community Playthings and Headteacher Update brought together an expert panel to discuss what Labour’s policies will mean for the early years sector.
The panel discussed four key areas:
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE PLANS
Limited information has been released about how the Government’s policies will look in practice. However, the webinar took place on the day Labour announced 300 new nurseries will open in schools by September 2025 for the first phase of their policy, and schools will need to bid for and receive funding by April 2025.
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