It comes after the DfE announced approved funding for 300 school-based nurseries under the first phase of the scheme – a tenth of the total number school-based settings it plans to create as part of the Government’s Plan for Change.
The Early Years Alliance, along with others in the sector, has voiced its concerns about the impact of the policy on Private, Voluntary and Independent (PVI) providers. Earlier in the month, it wrote to the early years minister asking why the PVI sector is held in 'such disregard' after the DfE implied its school-based nurseries will provide children with a 'smoother transition to Reception year'.
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