A £50m capital fund, pledged in the spending review, is for councils to enable settings to extend ahead of the expansion of free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds.
A snap poll conducted by the Pre School Learning Alliance on Twitter, which attracted 59 respondents, found 23 weren’t aware the bid process was taking place at all.
Kintore Way nursery, based in Southwark, said on Twitter, ‘Didn't know about this. Need to find out if LA expressed interest now for us to be able to apply.’
Others said the deadline – which is 31 August – was too tight. Director of Reach for the Stars nursery, Adam Hindhaugh, tweeted ‘feedback from our nurseries today was too much work to do in a short space of time.’
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