Guidance and regulation

Statutory guidance for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 January 2024

• Early education and childcare (applies from 1 April 2024)

  Summary About this guidance This statutory guidance from the Department…

Explains the role of local authorities and the funding they'll get to expand the availability of wraparound care in their areas from September 2024.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 27 February 2024

How local authorities and early years settings should provide the entitlement for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 20 February 2024

Guidance and sign up form for local authorities pre-selected to take part in the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 8 August 2022

Information for local authorities who will receive funding to support disadvantaged children during the Easter, summer and Christmas holidays.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 11 March 2024

Information local authorities should include in their agreements with early years providers to deliver free entitlements.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 January 2024

Technical information for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the September 2024 early education and childcare entitlements expansion.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 2 April 2024

Information for NHS and public health professionals focusing on the life course approach which aims to give people fairer life chances.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 23 May 2019

Information on the 14 local authorities who have been selected as trailblazers for the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 9 February 2023

A breakdown of how much early years pupil premium (EYPP) funding local authorities will receive in the 2015 to 2016 financial year.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 23 October 2014

Guidance to support local authorities in England to develop and promote their local Start for Life offers.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 9 February 2023

Advice for how local authorities plan and commission public health services for children aged 0 to 5 as part of the universal health visitor reviews.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 30 September 2015

This implementation guidance supports local authorities to include the voices of families as they design, deliver and improve their Start for Life offer.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 13 February 2023

Guidance for local authorities evaluating the impact of 30 hours free childcare in their area.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 11 September 2018

The funding rates the Department for Education will use to set funding for local authorities in 2015 to 2016.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 23 October 2014

Funding for local authorities to work together in partnership to improve early language outcomes for 0 to 5 year olds through high quality local services.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 15 November 2018

Information on indicators of local authority early education services, and ways to compare an individual local authority to other local authorities.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 29 November 2023

Grant letter setting out the purpose and expectations for the early outcomes fund in the financial years 2018 to 2020.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 21 March 2019