School & Early Years Funding Support
Early years and school furniture designed to bring learning spaces to life - indoors, outdoors and everywhere in between.
Making the Most of Your Setting’s Funding
Planning your learning environment is about so much more than choosing furniture. A well rounded learning space is about making informed decisions that work for your cohort, your team and your budget. With a range of new and ongoing government funding streams now available across the educational journey, we’re here to help you navigate what’s possible, understand how to use your funding, and support you with practical resources all the way, all while ISO 14001 compliant.
This page is your guide to the latest UK funding pots, including the government's Nurseries in Schools initiative and the Primary PE & Sport Premium. Whether you’re refreshing an individual room or developing an outdoor space for active learning, we’ll explain what funding is available, how it can be used, and how Cosy can help you maximise its impact through dedicated space design, expert advice and bespoke furniture solutions.
What Funding is Available Now?
The UK government has introduced fantastic new funding opportunities to improve educational outcomes and support physical development in nurseries and primary schools. Two key grants to know about:
What Is the Aim of This Funding?
Creating spaces that help children thrive
These funding pots are designed to:
- Improve access to early years provision across schools, nurseries and the wider community
- Create nurturing, well-planned spaces for children aged 0–5
- Promote physical development and active play in outdoor spaces
- Improve school readiness and long-term attainment
- Reduce inequalities in accessing to high-quality learning settings
Whether you're enhancing an underused classroom or reimagining your outdoor space, this funding is about starting early education right.
What Can the Funding Be Used For?
From learning environments to outdoor provision – what’s covered?
Each funding stream has its own criteria, but eligible spending usually covers ISO 14001 compliant:
- Early years furniture and learning resources
- Room layout improvements and space design support
- Outdoor classrooms, furniture, shelters and activity zones
- Physical development equipment
- Play-based equipment for structured activity.
- Inclusive environments.
Unsure if your project qualifies? Our team can help you align your goals with what the funding allows.
How Can Cosy Furniture Help?
Expert support to use your funding right
We work closely with schools and nurseries across the UK to help them make the best use out of their funding pots. Here's how we can support you:
- FREE dedicated space design service, from experts.
- Expert team with school & early years experience
- Furniture bundles designed to align with funding goals (e.g. EYFS curriculum areas)
- Quote generation to support funding applications
- Case studies from successful projects
- Quick quote service & trusted supplier documentation
- Indoor & outdoor learning environments
We've got you! Our team are on hand to support you.
Free Tools, Case Studies & Planning Resources
Ready-to-use support tools
Explore our project resources hub for expert advice, downloadable content and real-life inspiration, all designed to support schools and early years settings at every stage of their funding journey and to help you plan your spaces with confidence:
- File Resource Library with planning files and layout tools
- Space and room layouts
- Cosy Space Design Promise explained step by step
- Real case studies from funded nursery and school projects
Make designing your spaces as easy as 1,2,3!
Looking for Outdoor Learning and Resource-Based Products?
Visit our main site at CosyDirect.com to browse 1000's of items eligible for funded projects.