FAMILIES in Shafton will be among the first to benefit from a new school-based nursery scheme.
From September, working parents will get 30 government-funded hours of childcare a week for children aged between nine months right up to starting school - saving parents up to £7,500 a year.
New school-based nurseries like Shafton Primary Academy’s will help deliver the additional places needed for the scheme.
The first 300 schools will see an average of 20 childcare places per site, with up to 4,000 of these available by September and a further 2,000 later this autumn.
Places will be focused in childcare ‘deserts’, where up until now families have been missing out due to a shortage of places.
Barnsley North MP Dan Jarvis said: “It’s great to see that Shafton Primary Academy is one of the first places to be given funding as part of the Labour government’s plan to roll out school-based nurseries, and that this will save some parents up to £7,500 a year.
“Labour’s Plan for Change is delivering for families in our town and it is helping get our children school-ready.”
