Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 123352

Nurseries: Finance

Tabled: 24 March 2026
Answered: 7 April 2026

Question

Clive Lewis

LabourNorwich South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how calculations of national funding rates by age group for nurseries are currently conducted.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
The department uses the early years national funding formulae (EYNFF) to distribute the early years entitlements budget to local authorities. The EYNFF determine local authority hourly funding rates by taking into consideration the different costs of deli...

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