Primary schools can now apply for up to £150,000 of the capital funding, with the first stage of the plan set to support up to 300 new or expanded nurseries across England.
The commitment was announced in the Labour Party’s pre-election manifesto.
Latest Department for Education figures show that 321,462 additional children are now accessing 15 hours of government-funded early education per week under a scheme rolled out by the previous government.
The offer is expected to expand to 30 hours for all children over nine months old from eligible working families from September next year.
However, government projections suggest that around 70,000 additional places and 35,000 early years educators will still be needed to deliver the expansion.
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