Pre-school Education: Disadvantaged
Commons · Question 76772 · Tabled 11 Sep 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Coleman
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that early years provision in disadvantaged areas is adequately funded to meet the needs of children and families.
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 3 Oct 2025
The department expects to spend over £8 billion on early years entitlements in 2025/26, distributed through the early years national funding formulae (EYNFF), based on hourly funding rates for each local authority. The EYNFF reflects the relative needs of...