Labour Party 2024 manifesto's pledge
As an initial step, Labour will open an additional 3,000 nurseries through upgrading space in primary schools, to deliver the extension of government funded hours families are entitled to.
Made in Labour's 2024 general election manifesto, before the election that formed the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government.
What the official figures show
Government-funded new or expanded school-based nurseries set to be open, September 2025 (latest)
189nurseries
New or expanded school-based nurseries funded in the first phase, September 2025 (latest)
300nurseries
These figures are repeated from their sources and update automatically. We don't say whether the pledge has been kept.