The Government's school-based nurseries policy is pushing private, voluntary and independent (PVI) providers currently operating on school sites out of business and leaving others fighting for their survival, as the new settings duplicate existing available provision.
Earlier this month the Department for Education (DfE) revealed the 300 schools that have secured a share of £37 million in Government funding to operate school-based nurseries (SBNs) from September, under the first round of the funding.
Under the policy, schools can work with PVI providers to deliver the new provision. However, of the 300 that have been approved for SBN funding, just 27 (9 per cent) have confirmed they will work with the PVI sector.
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