Business and early years' funding

Early years funding consultation 2024/25

Early years funding consultation 2024-25 document (pdf)
A consultation took place from Monday 18 December 2023 to Monday 15 January 2024. For further details please read: Gatekeeping news item: Early years funding 2024-25 consultation

Early years' pupil premium

Early years national funding formula: funding rates and guidance
The early years pupil premium is additional funding for early years settings to improve the education they provide for disadvantaged three and four year-olds.

Forms: Sample parent/carer declaration form

Early education entitlement

Statutory guidance for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare (GOV.UK)
This statutory guidance includes information on the early education entitlement for two, three and four year olds'.

Early years education funding for two, three and four year olds: payments and headcount information for private, voluntary and independent settings (PVI's)

• Nursery educational grant offer and frequently asked questions
• Monthly payments and monthly headcounts: an introduction to changes from April 2017
• Date of birth eligibility checks
• ​Ealing’s early years single funding formula (EYSFF) 2017/18

Portal guidance notes

• Childcare directory provider guidance - How to apply for funding
• Childcare directory parent guidance
• How to claim 2 year old funding (working parents)
• Early years provider portal timetable and funding rates 2024/25

Funding rates from April 2024 - 25:

30 hours childcare entitlement

30 hours childcare programme page

Payment queries

Contact the Early Years Funding team by email at earlyyearsfunding@ealing.gov.uk