Labour Pledges Over 100,000 New Nursery Places with 3,300 Nurseries, Funded by Ending Tax Breaks

Jun 10, 2024, 12:52 AM

The Labour Party has announced a significant childcare initiative, pledging to create over 100,000 new nursery places by establishing more than 3,300 new nurseries within existing primary schools. This plan aims to provide high-quality childcare for children from nine months old, supporting working parents and improving early childhood education standards. The policy, a key manifesto offer, will be funded by ending tax breaks for private schools. Labour leader Keir Starmer and shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson emphasized that the initiative will deliver better life chances for children and better choices for parents. Unused classrooms will be converted into nurseries as part of this plan.