Funding and finance for childcare providers

Services

Early years pupil premium: model form and letter for parents

Model form and letter to help providers of early years education identify which children are eligible for the early years pupil premium.
Early years business and finance support: supplier registration form

Form for suppliers to complete if they wish to be listed in our early years business and finance support directory.

Apply for a childminder start-up grant
- Detailed guide
- 7 November 2024
- Department for Education
Pupil premium: virtual school heads’ responsibilities
- Detailed guide
- 19 March 2015
- Department for Education
Early years stronger practice hubs
- Guidance
- 30 October 2024
- Department for Education
Early education entitlement for 2-year-olds: hourly rates
- Guidance
- 23 October 2014
- Department for Education
Early years business sustainability: supplier list and guides
- Guidance
- 7 September 2018
- Department for Education

School-based nurseries plan kicks off with £15 million funding
- 17 October 2024
- Department for Education
- Press release
Childcare settings receive cash boost as funding rates increase
- 1 September 2023
- Department for Education
- Press release
Children and Families Minister announces new early years funding
- 28 February 2019
- Department for Education
- Speech
New training for health visitors to boost early language skills
- 28 February 2019
- Department for Education and Closed organisation: Public Health England
- News story
Robert Goodwill: speech to Nursery World Business Summit
- 9 November 2017
- Department for Education
- Speech

Early years childcare fees regulations
- 17 March 2020
- Department for Education
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 09 October 2019
Early years pupil premium and funding for 2-year-olds
- 23 October 2014
- Department for Education
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 22 August 2014
Early education entitlements and funding
- 19 April 2024
- Department for Education
- Policy paper