Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 100144

Pre-school Education: Finance

Tabled: 15 December 2025

Answered: 7 January 2026

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what action her Department will take where local authorities are found to be retaining more than the permitted 3% of early years funding.

Answer

Olivia Bailey

The passthrough requirement ensures that the great majority of government funding for the early years entitlements reaches providers so that they can deliver the entitlement offers. The passthrough rate is a statutory requirement set out in the Schools an...

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