Written questions

Nurseries

Commons · Question 994 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 22 May 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department is making towards delivering 3,000 new primary school-based nurseries.

Answer

Answered by Olivia Bailey, 22 May 2026

​​This government is boosting availability and access through the school‑based nursery programme, backed by £400 million capital investment to deliver tens of thousands of places by supporting school‑led provision and private, voluntary and independent pr...