According to a survey by Early Education, 3 in 10 maintained nursery schools (MNS) are unsure about their immediate future, due to significant concerns about finances past 2020 when supplementary funding ends.
The findings, based on responses from 271 of the remaining 397 maintained nursery schools in England, are being discussed at a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary group (APPG) on Nursery Schools, Nursery and Reception Classes today when Early Education will launch a campaign to save the future of the settings.
In recognition that the new Early Years Funding Formula would not cover the costs of maintained nursery schools (MNS), the Government agreed to provide an additional £60m of funding for nursery schools for three years from 2017-18. The aim was to keep funding at 2016-17 levels.
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