Around 200 school-based nurseries will open in England this September as part of the government’s plan to improve access to childcare for working parents. Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has stated this will amount to around 4,000 places being created.
Further expansion of school-based nurseries will continue in the autumn, taking the total to 300, adding to other measures aimed at helping parents such as free breakfast clubs, more free hours of childcare, an expansion of free school meals and a cap on school uniform costs.
Phillipson said: “Every corner of the early years sector has a vital role to play, and the progress made so far, in the face of an enormous inherited delivery challenge, is testament to their dedication to children and families up and down the country.
