Early years funding: 2023 to 2024
Information for local authorities and settings about early years funding for the 2023 to 2024 financial year.
Applies to England
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Operational guide
Local authorities should follow this guidance when funding providers to deliver the early years entitlements in the financial year 2023 to 2024.
Technical note
Read the technical note and step-by-step guide (in the funding rates table) to understand how the funding rates for early years have been calculated.
Funding rates
View the funding rates for your local authority area
Further information
You can view the rates and calculations for previous financial years on the early years national funding formula: funding rates and guidance page and the early years funding: 2022 to 2023.
You can read more about the government’s response to the consultation on early years funding formulae.
Last updated 19 June 2023 + show all updates
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Early years entitlements: local authority funding operational guide 2023 to 2024: - Section 7: Disability access fund (DAF): we've amended the wording in the second paragraph. - Section 7.4: Distributing DAF to early years providers - we've included additional wording in the second paragraph about the funding rate for the disability access fund (DAF). - Section 8.5: Paying EYPP to early years providers - we've included additional wording in the second paragraph about the funding rate for the eary years pupil premium (EYPP).
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We've updated the wording in section 5 to reflect the School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations).
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First published.