Children: Day Care

(asked on 14th December 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2017 to Question 118327 on Children: Day Care, and with reference to the Early years national funding formula updated on 17 November 2017, whether the funding rates for financial year 2018-19 will be (a) amended or (b) if further funding will be announced later in December 2017.


Answered by
Robert Goodwill Portrait
Robert Goodwill
This question was answered on 19th December 2017

The Early Years National Funding Formula hourly funding rates for local authorities to fund the free childcare entitlements for three and four year olds in 2018-19, were published on 17 November. This can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-national-funding-formula-allocations-and-guidance.

The 2018-19 initial early years funding allocations to local authorities will be announced shortly.

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