Early years funding: 2021-2022
Information for local authorities and institutions about early years funding for the 2021 to 2022 financial year.
Applies to England
Documents
Details
Technical note
Read the technical note and the step-by-step guide (in the funding rates table) to understand how the funding rates for early years have been calculated.
Funding rates
View the funding rates for your local authority area.
Operational guide
Local authorities should follow this guidance when funding providers to deliver the early years entitlements in the financial year 2021 to 2022.
Allocations
You can also view the funding allocations for the 2021 to 2022 early years funding block.
Maintained nursery schools supplementary funding allocations
This file gives details of the 2021 to 2022 financial year supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools calculations which form part of the early years block in the dedicated schools grant allocations.
Early years funded entitlement cost changes forecasts, England: spending round 2021 to 2022
This document explains how the funding rates, for local authorities early years entitlements, for 2021 to 2022 were derived following the spending review 2020.
Further information
You can view the rates and calculations for previous financial years on the Early years national funding formula: funding rates and guidance page and the early years funding: 2020 to 2021 page.
Updates to this page
Last updated 25 November 2021 + show all updates
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We've added the early years funded entitlement cost changes forecasts, England: spending round 2021 to 2022 document.
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We have confirmed the 2021 to 2022 maintained nursey school allocations, and updated the early years funding technical note for 2021 to 2022, and the early years funding operational guide accordingly.
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First published.