Impact assessment

Early years national funding formula: equalities impact assessment

Analysis of the effect that changes to funding for childcare and early education will have on specific protected groups.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 1 December 2016

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Applies to England

Documents

Early years national funding formula: equalities impact assessment

Ref: DFE-00186-2016

PDF, 396 KB, 14 pages

Details

An assessment of the effect that changes to how we fund free childcare and early education for 3- and 4-year-olds will have on groups with relevant protected characteristics.

The relevant protected characteristics, identified in the Equality Act 2010, include:

• disability
• gender reassignment
• pregnancy and maternity
• race
• religion or belief
• sex and sexual orientation

See also:

• the government response to the EYNFF consultation
• EYNFF funding allocations and guidance for local authorities

Published 1 December 2016