The Labour Party are pledging to create 10,000 new nursery places in 3,334 classrooms in existing primary schools.
Labour has already pledged to stick to government plans allowing working parents of all two-year olds to claim 15 hours a week of free childcare during term time since April.
This will apply to parents with children over the age of nine months from September 2024, and increase to 30 hours a week from September 2025.
Spare capacity is growing in primaries due to falling birth rates. The Department for Education estimates that about 85,000 places are needed for current plans.
Labour said they hope to start refurbishing classrooms within weeks of entering government. Classroom refurbishment will cost approximately £40,000 each. The total, £140m, would be funded by the party’s plans to levy VAT on private school fees.
Other primary school initiatives include a Labour Party pledge to deliver FREE breakfast clubs in EVERY primary school.
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