Apply for a School-Based Nurseries Capital Grant
The School-Based Nurseries Capital Grant (opens in a new tab) is a one-time grant available for eligible schools in England to bid for up to £150,000.00.
The funding must be used exclusively for capital expenditure to create new or expand nursery provision.
All bids for new, or extensions to existing nursery provisions must be:
- directly linked to a school
- governed by that school or multi-academy trust
- delivered in partnership with a Private, Voluntary or Independent Childcare Provider or with childminders in a school-based setting
For more information and help on applying, you can refer to the guidance.
Before you start
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- be a school or a trust applying on behalf of a school
- have a DfE Sign-in account
- be a school leader, Multi-Academy Trust or school business partner
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- start a phase 2 application
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