The Early Years Market Position Statement identifies where growth is required in Peterborough's childcare market.
If you are interested in opening new provision in Peterborough and would like to understand if there is demand in a particular area of the city, we would recommend you get in touch with the Childcare Sufficiency Team.
Early Years Market Position Statement 2025-26
Early Years Capital Grant funding is now being made available to childcare providers in the private, voluntary and independent (PVI) sector and maintained settings who can bring about a positive change in the market place. The city council is looking for applications that will increase capacity to meet the need for funded children as detailed within the decision criteria in the guidance below, which outlines the geographical areas that will be treated as priority for development.
Grant applications are welcomed from providers already in these areas and from other providers with an interest in expanding their provision into these areas. Proximity to qualifying areas will also be considered and reflected in scoring.
Childcare providers may wish to consider:
- Expanding provision into a room or building not currently used, including vacant community space
- Small scale building works to increase space in a setting. For example, by knocking through into unused rooms or cupboards
- Any other creative ideas you may have to expand provision
As the funding is limited, it is unlikely to stretch to large scale building works or alterations unless additional investment is being made by the provider themselves. The focus for this grant opportunity is on existing quality providers. However new registrations will be considered depending on circumstance, particularly timescales for delivery.
Peterborough’s Early Years remaining capital funding allocation is £218,327.
Click this link to apply. The deadline for applications is midday on Friday 30th May 2025
