Latest Announcements
Download our various newly added e-resources for free Our new blog is up! 10 Ways to Strengthen Memory in a Child with Special Needs- check out now Check out freshly added e-recipes for children!
Register | Sign In | My Shortlist
nurseriesandschools.org
  • Home
  • Job Board
  • E-Resources
  • Submit a Review
  • Blogs
  • Pages
    • Events, Entertainments and Activities
    • E-Plan Activities
    • Press Lounge
    • Podcasts
    • Video Resources
    • News
    • Easy Download
    • E Recipes
    • Forum
  • OUR CATEGORIES
    • Maternity
    • Nurseries
    • Schools
    • Nannies
    • Sports
    • Clubs
    • Camps
    • Tutors
    • Special Needs
    • Colleges & Universities
    • Family Day out
    • Businesses
  • What's on
  • Login
  • Register
  • Upgrade
Free Listing
Upgrade
Search By Location
Search By Location
School-based nurseries plan kicks off with £15 million funding

School-based nurseries plan kicks off with £15 million funding

17 October 2024  

First round of funding launches for up to 300 school-based nurseries - part of government's Opportunity Mission to give every child the best start in life.

Thousands of families are one step closer to accessible, affordable and high-quality early years provision in their local area, as the first stage of the government's plan to deliver 3,000 school-based nurseries begins today (17 October).

Primary schools can now apply for up to GBP150,000 of GBP15 million capital funding, with the first stage of the plan set to support up to 300 new or expanded nurseries across England.

This comes as 321,462 additional children are now accessing 15 hours of government-funded early education per week, since the government delivered on the promises made to parents for the second phase of the childcare rollout last month.

The work forms part of the government's Opportunity Mission, which will break the unfair link between background and opportunity - starting with giving every child the best start in life and resetting the relationship with the early years sector to boost life chances for children and work choices for parents.

The delivery of this phase has been in no small part due to the brilliant joined-up efforts of local authorities and providers. The Secretary of State has promised a new era of child-centred government and will work alongside the sector to deliver meaningful long-term reform of early years, whilst building the places and workforce that are required for the next more challenging phase.

Importantly, this will be done in a way that makes the hours accessible and affordable for all families that need them. That's why the government is taking action to tackle reported instances of parents facing very high additional charges on top of the funded entitlement hours. 

These could include mandatory extra charges for nappies, lunch or other 'consumables' - and should not be made a condition of accessing a funded place.

In the coming months, the government will be engaging with local authorities and providers to clarify our statutory guidance on charging, including on so-called 'top up fees' and consider how we better support local authorities to protect parents from overcharging.

Categories
  • Maternity
  • Nurseries
  • Schools
  • Nannies
  • Sports
  • Clubs
  • Camps
  • Tutors
  • Special Needs
  • Colleges & Universities
  • Family Day out
  • Businesses

About Us

Nurseriesandschools.org is an online search platform that lists nurseries, schools, nannies, tutors and companies which operate within the education sector, based across the UK.

  • Suite 402, The Atrium, 1 Harefield Rd,
    Uxbridge, UB8 1EX

  • 01895 807 672

  • +44 7597 299398

  • info@nurseriesandschools.org

Our Categories

  • Maternity
  • Nurseries
  • Schools
  • Nannies
  • Sports
  • Clubs
  • Camps
  • Tutors
  • Special Needs
  • Colleges & Universities
  • Family Day out
  • Companies

Quick Links

  • Newsletter
  • Our Team
  • Press Lounge
  • News
  • About Us
  • Feedback
  • Privacy Policy
  • Easy Download
  • Want to write for us?
  • Recruitment
  • Contact Us
  • Upload your Cv
  • Jobs
  • Groups
  • Submit a Review
  • Events Calendar

Copyright ©️ 2025 - All Rights Reserved By nurseriesandschools.org