The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has announced that from October schools will be able to bid for a share of funding to deliver up to 300 new or expanded nurseries.
Schools will need to demonstrate how their proposals respond to need in their local area. Funding will be allocated to successful schools next Spring to support delivery for the first cohort of places.
The Department for Education (DfE) confirmed to Nursery World that PVI providers will be able to partner with schools to run nurseries from their site.
They are urging schools to start discussing with local authorities, governing organisations, and local early years stakeholders as needed to consider their proposals in the run up to the bidding state.
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