Yesterday, the Labour party revealed more details of its plans to convert 3,334 spare classrooms into school-based nurseries, providing an additional 100,000 childcare places - a 6 per cent increase over current places, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
Labour reveals plans to convert 3,334 classrooms into school-based nurseries
England is set to have around 400,000 fewer primary school pupils by 2029.
The IFS says the increase in places would cover the expected rise in demand for places under the expanded offer.
However it warned that the ‘biggest test’ would be whether these settings could recruit and retain staff to deliver high-quality care.
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