The Department for Education has named the teaching schools that will join up with local nurseries to share good practice.
Funding can be used to support training and continuing professional development, including through specialist leaders of education and developing leadership skills.
Ministers said that all partners would be able to learn from each other to provide better early education and care for children and families and support the transition for children between nursery and primary school.
The names of more schools and nursery schools that have also been successful in securing a share of the £5m funding be confirmed in mid-February.
On a visit to St Pauls Nursery School, part of the Bristol Early Years Teaching Consortium, childcare minister Sam Gyimah said the scheme would help ensure children receive ‘the very best early years education.
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