Consultation outcome
Early years funding: changes to funding for 3- and 4-year-olds
Read the full outcome
Detail of outcome
Summary of the responses we received, along with the government’s response outlining the next steps.
See also:
- early years national funding formula (EYNFF) funding allocations and guidance for local authorities
- an equalities impact assessment that looks into the effect that the EYNFF will have on specific protected groups
- early years national funding formula: factsheet on the government response
Original consultation
Consultation description
We’re consulting on proposals to change the way we fund free childcare and early years education. The proposals include:
- introducing a new early years national funding formula for 3- and 4-year-olds
- changing the way local authorities fund the early years providers in their area
- making sure that children with special educational needs or disabilities attract the extra funding they need
Early years providers offer free early education and childcare for children aged under 5, including nurseries and childminders.
Updates to this page
Published 11 August 2016Last updated 12 December 2016 + show all updates
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Added link to 'early years national funding formula: factsheet on the government response'.
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Added the government response to the consultation, along with links to funding allocations and guidance for local authorities.
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First published.