PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Childcare (30 August 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many childcare places the 3,000 additional school-based nursery classrooms will provide.

Asked by:
James Wild (Conservative)

Answer

High quality early education and childcare is a crucial opportunity to transform life chances.

In the coming months, the government will be setting out plans to deliver new places in 3,000 nurseries through upgrading space in primary schools. This will include both school-run nurseries and schools partnering with private, voluntary and independent providers.

The department is working closely with schools, local authorities and providers to understand what is needed to deliver this, and to ensure provision meets the needs of families and schools and is opened in the right places.


Answered by:
Stephen Morgan (Labour)
9 September 2024

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