Consultation outcome

Early years funding formulae

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 4 July 2022
• Last updated: 16 December 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Early years funding formulae: government consultation response

PDF, 423 KB, 35 pages

Detail of outcome

This report is a summary of responses received and the government’s response to the consultation.

The early years funding rates and step-by-step calculations: 2023-24 spreadsheet, accompanying technical note and operational guidance for local authorities are available online.

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Original consultation

Summary

We are seeking views on proposed updates to the early years funding formulae, and maintained nursery school supplementary funding.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 4 July 2022 to 11:45pm on 16 September 2022

Consultation description

We are proposing to update the funding formulae for the early education entitlements for children aged 2, 3 and 4 . These formulae are no longer using the most recent data available. Using up-to-date data will help to ensure the funding system remains fair, effective, and responsive to changing levels of need.

We are also proposing reforms to create a fairer distribution of maintained nursery school supplementary funding.

Published 4 July 2022

Last updated 16 December 2022 + show all updates

1. 16 December 2022

   'Early years funding formulae: government consultation response' was added.

2. 4 July 2022

   First published.