Nursery World - DfE to assess the value of nursery schools

Newly appointed early years minister Nadhim Zahawi has announced that the Department for Education is to carry out a feasibility study into the cost and value of nursery schools, many of which face an uncertain future.

The announcement was made at a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on nursery schools on Tuesday, whose remit has now been expanded to cover the Reception Year as well as nursery schools and classes.

The APPG, which is chaired by Labour MP Lucy Powell, will now be known as the APPG on Nursery Schools, Nursery and Reception Classes.

The aim of the feasibility study, findings of which will be published in the summer, is to bring together evidence to inform a future Government consultation into the sustainability of nursery schools.

It follows concerns that many nursery schools will not be viable past 2019 if transitional Government funding until the end of this parliament finishes.

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