Policy paper

Early education entitlements and funding

Information about the 2023 Spring Budget announcement on early years entitlements and associated funding.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 22 March 2023
• Last updated: 19 April 2024
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  1. 19 April 2024

     Updated 'Spring budget 2023 childcare expansion: policy costing information note' to include details about how estimates of the increase in workforce and supply of childcare places due to children using the new entitlement have been calculated.

  2. 22 December 2023

     Added a link to the application page for the childminder start-up grants scheme to reflect that applications are now open. We have also updated 'Childminder start-up grants scheme update: September 2023' to include a link to the application page.

  3. 29 September 2023

     Added 'Childminder start-up grants scheme update: September 2023'.

  4. 21 July 2023

     Added 'Spring budget 2023 childcare expansion: policy costing information note'.

  5. 12 April 2023

     Added 'Childminder grants scheme update: April 2023'.

  6. 22 March 2023

     First published.

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England

Documents

Childminder start-up grants scheme update: September 2023

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Childminder start-up grants scheme update: April 2023

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Early education entitlements and funding update: March 2023

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Spring Budget 2023 childcare expansion: policy costing information note

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Details

This page summarises the 2023 Spring Budget announcement on early years entitlements and sets out further details on funding.

Information is also provided on the childminder start-up grant scheme and how to apply for the grant.