Labour pledges to create more than 100,000 new nursery places

Labour is expected to unveil a near-universal provision for childcare for children from the age of nine months in their manifesto. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Labour has pledged to create more than 100,000 new nursery places for children from nine months old, helping to both drive up standards and meet demand, as a key manifesto offer for working parents.

The party plans to set up more than 3,300 new nurseries in existing primary schools in England to support a major expansion of childcare.