The 120-place facility in Barrow, with 25 places funded by the NOF, is due to open in May and will offer a pilot health visitor scheme and flexible hours.
Donna Duff, who set up Safe Hands Childcare with her husband Stephen and friend Sandra Crease, said the nursery would be open from 6am to 10pm, 'because many people do not work the nine to five day now, people are on shifts and many mothers work irregular hours'. She said the extended hours would also enable single parents to attend evening classes.
Mrs Duff added, 'As a mother of three young children I have experienced the barriers that have to be overcome to be able to return to work. This grant will help Safe Hands Childcare create out of school hours childcare for those parents who need it.'
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