Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the take-up rate for the early years pupil premium is in the (a) Liverpool City Region and (b) UK.
Details of Early Years Pupil Premium take-up can be found at the following link:
In January 2017, 103,747 children in England were claiming Early Years Pupil Premium, including 975 children in Liverpool. The Government provides funding at a rate of 53p per hour – up to a maximum of £302.10 per year - for all 3 and 4 year-old children that meet the eligibility criteria and are taking up the 15 hours free entitlement. Local authorities must pass that funding directly on to providers.