Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 44536

Childcare: Finance

Tabled: 7 April 2025

Answered: 22 April 2025

Question

Neil O'Brien

Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what methodology her Department used to assess bid applications for the school-based nursery capital grant.

Answer

Stephen Morgan

Bid applications for the school-based nursery capital grant were assessed on four key criteria: project overview and value for money, local need for childcare, approach to early years education and management of provision.