A Heysham primary school will open a new nursery in September after receiving more than £140,000 in government funding.
Mossgate Primary School on Kingsway will revamp an existing classroom to offer 26 new nursery places, after their School-Based Nursery Capital Grant application for £142,015.37 was approved.
Mossgate was chosen as part of a government scheme to create an average of 20 additional child places per school.
Three hundred schools across the UK were granted money to repurpose spare space within their buildings to create or expand nursery provision.
Mossgate's new school-based nursery will include an existing classroom and outdoor learning area, with 15-hour and 30-hour free childcare accepted, and wraparound childcare available.
"We are delighted that the government has approved our School-Based Nursery Capital Grant application so that we can open to three and four year olds from September 2025," said Rob Smith, head teacher at Mossgate Primary School.
Nichola Buczynski, chair of governors at Mossgate, said: "The governors at Mossgate Primary School have been clear of the benefits of opening a school-based nursery, including continuity for children and their families and the opportunity to develop expert-led learning which will provide our children with strong foundations for lifelong success.
Storth CE Primary School near Arnside, was also one of the schools chosen to benefit from the scheme, in the Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency.
In total, 642 schools applied for funding from the school-based nursery capital grant. Five of these voluntarily withdrew and the remaining 637 applications were spread across 135 local authorities. In total, the 637 applicants bid for £75.8m.
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