\n As part of the government’s\u00a0Plan for Change, they will\u00a0create 300 new or expanded nurseries on school grounds, coming to more than 7,000 places.\n<\/p>\n
\n Unsworth Primary School<\/a> on Blackley Close is one of the schools in the wider area set to provide extra places.\n<\/p>\n \n Following an initial \u00a337m investment,189 of the 300 government-funded new or expanded nurseries will be up and running this month.\n<\/p>\n \n Lucy Smith, Labour and Co-operative Councillor for Besses Ward and deputy leader and cabinet member for children and young people, said: \u201cIt\u2019s great the government are supporting more schools to open up new nursery places.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cSchool nurseries are just one of the many ways here in Bury we are improving our early years provision.\n<\/p>\n \n “We want to give every child the best start in life.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cSupporting families and getting children school ready is a crucial part of this.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cUnder the previous government, funding and support just wasn’t there but now we have a chance to put back services that every community needs.”\n<\/p>\n \n Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox by signing up to the Bury Times morning newsletter as well as our breaking news alerts.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n The government will invite more schools to bid for up to \u00a3150,000 funding from a \u00a345 million pot to create a further 300 new or expanded best start school-based nurseries from September next year.\n<\/p>\n \n The second phase of the scheme will prioritise bids from schools serving some of the most disadvantaged communities.\n<\/p>\n \n Christian Wakeford, MP for Bury South, said: \u201cThis Labour government<\/a> making life easier for working parents by opening 300 new or expanded nurseries directly on primary school grounds, cutting down the school run and giving children a seamless start to their education.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cMeeting the latest milestone in its Plan for Change, this Labour government has confirmed over 4,000 extra school-based nursery places will be available across England this September, including here in Bury South at Unsworth Primary, as it vows to tackle childcare cold spots in the next phase of the rollout.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cThanks to our initial investment of \u00a337 million, new or expanded government-funded nurseries are up and running in the first week of the new term \u2013 with parents and children at Unsworth Primary School feeling the benefit.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0\u201cAs part of our drive to give every child the best start in life, this government has invited more primary schools to bid for up to \u00a3150,000 funding from a \u00a345 million pot to create a further 300 new or expanded best start school-based nurseries – offering up to 7,000 more places – from September 2026.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n READ NEXT:\u00a0<\/strong>\u2018He was a most genuine and loving soul\u2019: Family tribute to Bury teen stabbed to death<\/a>\n<\/p>\n