Making the announcement today (17 October), the Department for Education (DfE) said it expects the funding, available under the first stage of the Government’s school nurseries policy to set-up to 300 new or expanded settings, to be allocated to successful schools in Spring 2025 to support delivery for the first cohort of places for the September rollout of the expanded offer.
It claims that school-based nurseries currently look after more children with special educational needs and offer a higher number of places in the most deprived areas. Also, they have lower turnover and the option to use some staff more flexibly between Reception and early primary.
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