The governments School Based Nurseries Capital Grant application process is now live, with an application deadline of the 19th December 2024.
The grant is to support state funded primary schools to create additional early years places using surplus school space.
The assessment criteria is detailed in the
School-based Nursery Capital Grant 2024 to 2025 guidance.
To qualify schools must meet all the eligibility criteria within the application, this includes securing support from your local authority’s early education and school place planning services.
If you are considering making an application and would like to find out if your school is located within an area where there is an identified need to develop additional early education and childcare places, then please complete the short online survey by
the 30th of November 2024 using the link or QR code below.
We will then contact you to seek more detail of your proposal and will provide you with a sufficiency assessment for your local area.
Regards Teresa Barrowclough Early Education and Childcare Sufficiency Manager Children’s Services - Schools and Learning
School Based Nursery Survey