Early years Alliance calls on next government to provide emergency funding for struggling settings nurseryworld.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nurseryworld.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Sutton Trust says only 20 per cent of families earning less than £20,000 a year will have access to the planned expansion of funded places for early years provision, compared to 80 per cent of those with household incomes over £45,000.
Early years providers are being reminded that they will need to apply for the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) in addition to claiming the new funding rate for disadvantaged two-year-olds.
DfE confirms extended 30 hours funding rates, but sector says they don't reflect the 'real delivery cost' nurseryworld.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nurseryworld.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A Department for Education uplift of early years funding rates worth £400m will “fall short” of what providers need to deliver the government’s planned expansion of the funded childcare offer, sector leaders have said.