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Early Years Funding Formulae

The Department for Education is addressing how government funding formulae for early years settings (nurseries, pre-schools) are calculated and distributed, with concerns that current rates do not adequately cover staffing costs or support provider sustainability and year-round operations. The issue encompasses funding adequacy for two and three-year-old provision, financial accessibility for families, and simplification of the childcare application process. The department has launched a consultation on reforms to the early years funding system.

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23 Mar 2026 | Announcement Department for Education linked

School-Based Nursery Capital Grant Outcomes

UIN: HCWS1429 Early education is one of the most powerful drivers of a child’s future life chances. The earliest years shape children’s development, confidence and wellbeing, and we know that those who start school already behind their peers face a …

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23 Mar 2026 | Announcement Department for Education linked

School-Based Nursery Capital Grant Outcomes

UIN: HLWS1434 My Hon Friend, the Minister for Early Education (Olivia Bailey) has made the following statement:Early education is one of the most powerful drivers of a child’s future life chances. The earliest years shape children’s development, confidence and wellbein...

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15 Dec 2025 | Announcement Department for Education linked

Early Years Funding 2026-27

UIN: HCWS1162 The government is ambitious for every child. Our strategy ‘Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life,’ sets out our ambition for a record proportion of children to be starting school ready by 2028.Early education and childcare are …

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15 Dec 2025 | Announcement Department for Education linked

Early Years Funding 2026-27

UIN: HLWS1164 My Hon Friend, the Minister for Early Education (Olivia Bailey) has made the following statement:The government is ambitious for every child. Our strategy ‘Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life,’ sets out our ambition for a record …

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27 Mar 2025 | Announcement Department for Education linked

Capital Funding

UIN: HLWS558 My Honourable Friend, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Early Education (Stephen Morgan), has made the following statement.I am today announcing over £1 billion of new capital investment to support local authorities to create mainstream...

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10 Dec 2024 | Announcement Department for Education linked

Early Years Funding 2025-26

UIN: HCWS292 This government is clear that whoever you are, wherever you come from, ours should be a country where hard work means you can get on in life. Ensuring every child has the best start in life is crucial …

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10 Dec 2024 | Announcement Department for Education linked

Early Years Funding 2025-26

UIN: HLWS289 My Honourable Friend, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Early Education (Stephen Morgan), has made the following statement.This government is clear that whoever you are, wherever you come from, ours should be a country where hard work m...

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10 Jul 2023 | Announcement Department for Education linked

Update on Early Years

UIN: HCWS923 My Noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System and Student Finance (Baroness Barran), has made the following statement.Today I am confirming the distribution of £204m of additional funding for the early years entitlement...

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7 Jul 2023 | Announcement Department for Education linked

Update on Early Years

UIN: HLWS907 Today I am confirming the distribution of £204m of additional funding for the early years entitlements in 2023-24 via a new Early Years Supplementary Grant (EYSG); and the hourly funding rates that each local authority will therefore receive …

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5 Sep 2022 | Announcement Department for Education linked

Update on Children with No Recourse to Public Funds

UIN: HCWS276 Today I am providing an update following a consultation undertaken by my department to consider access to the two-year-old early education entitlement for children from families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF). The purpose of the two-year-old …

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23 May 2022 | Announcement Department for Education linked

Families Update

UIN: HCWS44 Today, I am providing an update on the first wave of successful local authorities to be awarded funding through the £12m Family Hubs Transformation Fund.The Government is committed to delivering on the Best Start for Life: A Vision …

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24 Mar 2022 | Announcement Department for Education linked

Update on Children with No Recourse to Public Funds

UIN: HLWS695 My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for Children and Families (Will Quince) has made the following statement.Today I am providing an update following a programme of work undertaken by my officials, to consider access to Free …

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25 Nov 2021 | Announcement Department for Education linked

Update on Early Years Funding

UIN: HCWS421 Today I am confirming the hourly funding rates for the free early education entitlements in 2022-23 for each local authority.We have spent over £3.5 billion in each of the past three years on those entitlements to support nurseries …

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25 Nov 2021 | Announcement Department for Education linked

Update on Early Years Funding

UIN: HLWS407 My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Children and Families (Will Quince) has made the following statement:Today I am confirming the hourly funding rates for the free early education entitlements in 2022-23 for each local authority.We...

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