Consultation outcome

Free early education for 2-year-olds with no recourse to public funds (NRPF)

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 25 March 2022
• Last updated: 25 August 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

Free early education for 2-year-olds with no recourse to public funds: government consultation response

PDF, 269 KB, 21 pages

Detail of outcome

Summary of consultation responses, the main findings and the government’s response outlining the next steps to be taken.

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Original consultation

Summary

We're seeking views on changes to the eligibility criteria for the free early education entitlement for disadvantaged 2-year-olds.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
midday on 25 March 2022 to 11:59pm on 20 May 2022

Consultation description

In September 2019, the government extended eligibility for this entitlement to 2-year-old children from 3 groups of families and, in September 2020, extended the entitlement to a fourth group of families who have no recourse to public funds (NRPF).

This consultation seeks views on:

• whether there are other groups of families with NRPF besides those identified in the consultation who should be eligible for the entitlement
• the possible impact of any extension on people who share protected characteristics

Published 25 March 2022
Last updated 25 August 2022 + show all updates

1. 25 August 2022

   Added 'Free early education for 2-year-olds with no recourse to public funds: government consultation response'.

2. 25 March 2022

   First published.