A new nursery and pre-school is starting in Bride this September.
Gemma Mortimer will lease the site of the soon-to-be-vacated village primary school from the Department of Education and Children, to provide daycare for two-to-four-year-olds.
Bride school closes this summer and pupils will continue their primary education in nearby Andreas.
The department is leasing many of the Island's school properties to private operators ahead of the privatisation of government-run pre-schools.
"We do have a housing crisis on the Isle of Man" says expert
Average house price currently eight times more than the average annual earnings
Bill banning sale of nicotine pouches to under 18s due to get Royal Assent in November
It comes after schools warn of increase in students using them
Government funds 'not being allocated properly'
Daniel Davison says there aren't proper safeguards against overspending
Police to carry out roadside vehicle checks
Operation Uplift aims to ensure vehicles are safe now the evenings are getting darker
