TWO primary schools in Teignbridge will receive a grant allowing them to provide dozens of new nursery places from September, it can be confirmed.

Wolborough C of E Nursery and Primary School and Shaldon Primary are among five Devon schools set to receive awards from the Department for Education’s school-based nursery capital grant.

The grant will enable the schools to either build new nurseries or expand their existing facilities.

Brixington Primary School in Exmouth, Exwick Heights Primary in Exeter and Gulworthy Primary Academy in Tavistock are also set to receive the grant.

The funding will help the schools to improve or expand existing facilities, allowing them to offer additional places for younger children on the school site.

Crucially, it will allow school nurseries that don’t already do so to cater for 0-2 year-olds.

The funding will allow a new purpose-built facility to be delivered in Shaldon.

This will allow the school to accept 0-4 year-olds from 8am to 6pm, all year round.

Headteacher of Shaldon Primary School, Jenny Stewart, said: ‘We are thrilled with the success of the funding bid.

‘The move will not only enhance our early years provision but also support a smoother transition for children into primary school, creating a more cohesive learning journey from the very start.

‘Integrating the pre-school directly within the school site will further enrich pupil learning and development.

‘It will also allow us to expand our wraparound care and increase the intake and age range of children we can support.’

Wolborough will be able to move their existing nursery within the school site and start taking two-year-olds all year round.

As of last week, all eligible working parents of children who will be nine months old before September 1, 2025 can apply to access up to 30 hours of funded childcare a week, saving them up to £7,500 a year per child.