The investment forms part of a nationwide £45 million rollout aimed at reducing childcare costs, supporting working parents, and ensuring every child gets the best start in life.
Officials said the expansion will help working families in London, where high costs and limited places have long put pressure on parents balancing jobs and family life.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “As a parent, I know how hard it can be to juggle work and family life. These new school-based nurseries will make a real difference for families across London – cutting costs, simplifying daily life and giving children the best possible start.”
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson added: “By targeting new nursery places in the areas that need them most, including across London, we are making sure more families can access high-quality early education close to home.”
The move complements wider cost-of-living support for London families, including:
- 30 hours of funded childcare, saving families thousands of pounds
- Free breakfast clubs, worth up to £450 a year
- Action to cap school uniform costs
- Expansion of free school meals
London schools benefiting from nursery expansion:
A total of 34 schools across the capital will share in the funding.
Barking and Dagenham
- Goresbrook School (Barking)
Bexley
- Fairford Academy Barnehurst (Bexleyheath and Crayford)
- Mayplace Primary School (Bexleyheath and Crayford)
- Pelham Primary School (Bexleyheath and Crayford)
Brent
- Mount Stewart Infant School (Brent West)
Bromley
- Harris Primary Academy Orpington (Orpington)
Croydon
- Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School (Croydon South)
Ealing
- Wolf Fields Primary School (Ealing Southall)
Enfield
- Alma Primary School (Enfield North)
- Firs Farm Primary School (Edmonton and Winchmore Hill)
- St Matthew’s CofE Primary School (Enfield North)
- Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy (Edmonton and Winchmore Hill)
- Worcesters Primary School (Enfield North)
Hackney
- Comet Nursery School and Children’s Centre (Hackney South and Shoreditch)
- Harrington Hill Primary School (Hackney North and Stoke Newington)
Haringey
- Earlham Primary School (Southgate and Wood Green)
- Risley Avenue Primary School (Southgate and Wood Green)
- St Mary’s CofE Primary School (Hornsey and Friern Barnet)
- The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School (Tottenham)
- The Mulberry Primary School (Tottenham)
Harrow
- Priestmead Primary School and Nursery (Harrow East)
- St John’s CofE School (Harrow East)
Havering
- R J Mitchell Primary School (Dagenham and Rainham)
Kensington and Chelsea
- Bevington Primary School (Kensington and Bayswater)
Lewisham
- Kender Primary School (Lewisham North)
- Myatt Garden Primary School (Lewisham North)
- St George’s CofE Primary School (Lewisham West and East Dulwich)
- St James’s Hatcham Church of England Primary School (Lewisham North)
Merton
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (Wimbledon)
Newham
- Monega Primary School (East Ham)
Sutton
- Abbey Primary School (Carshalton and Wallington)
Waltham Forest
- Church Hill Nursery School (Walthamstow)
Wandsworth
- Eastwood Nursery School (Putney)
- Franciscan Primary School (Tooting)
Across the country, 331 schools will receive funding to create thousands of new childcare places, particularly in areas where parents face the greatest barriers to access.
