Consultation outcome

Early years funding: changes to funding for 3- and 4-year-olds

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 11 August 2016
• Last updated: 12 December 2016 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

Download the full outcome

Early years funding: government consultation response

Ref: DFE-00279-2016 PDF, 708 KB, 40 pages

Detail of outcome

Summary of the responses we received, along with the government’s response outlining the next steps.

See also:

• early years national funding formula (EYNFF) funding allocations and guidance for local authorities
• an equalities impact assessment that looks into the effect that the EYNFF will have on specific protected groups
• early years national funding formula: factsheet on the government response

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Original consultation

Summary

We seek views on changes to how we fund free childcare and early education for 3- and 4-year-olds, including a new national funding formula.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 11 August 2016 to 5pm on 22 September 2016

Consultation description

We’re consulting on proposals to change the way we fund free childcare and early years education. The proposals include:

• introducing a new early years national funding formula for 3- and 4-year-olds
• changing the way local authorities fund the early years providers in their area
• making sure that children with special educational needs or disabilities attract the extra funding they need

Early years providers offer free early education and childcare for children aged under 5, including nurseries and childminders.

Published 11 August 2016
Last updated 12 December 2016 + show all updates

1. 12 December 2016

   Added link to 'early years national funding formula: factsheet on the government response'.

2. 1 December 2016

   Added the government response to the consultation, along with links to funding allocations and guidance for local authorities.

3. 11 August 2016

   First published.