Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 76773
Pre-school Education: Disadvantaged
Tabled: 11 September 2025
Answered: 3 October 2025
Question
Ben Coleman
Labour — Chelsea and Fulham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential impact of differences in local authority funding formulas on access to high-quality early years provision in disadvantaged communities.
Answer
Olivia BaileyThe department expects to spend over £8 billion on early years entitlements in 2025/26, distributed through the early years national funding formulae (EYNFF), based on hourly funding rates for each local authority. The EYNFF reflects the relative needs of...
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