EARLY YEARS PUPIL PREMIUM: PRE-SCHOOL SUPPORT FUNDING

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) is additional funding for early years pre-school settings to improve the education they provide for disadvantaged 3- and 4 year-olds including, but not restricted to, those adopted from care.

The funding goes directly to registered early years providers that offer children the free early education entitlement.

WHAT IT PAYS FOR?

Funding equates to £302 per child per year (pro-rata for children who access less than the full free early years entitlement) and early years providers can choose how they use the money to improve the quality of provision they offer. For instance, they could:

• Pool the Early Years Pupil Premium to purchase shared services such as an Early Years Graduate or Speech and Language Therapist
• Provide additional training for staff
• Enhance speech and language development initiatives

WHO IS ELIGIBLE? 

Early Years Pupil Premium can be claimed by the early education provider if a child at their setting is accessing free early education and the child is:

• aged 3 or 4 (but not 4 year-olds in reception class at school)
• living in England
• has left care under an adoption order or a special guardianship order or a residence order/child arrangements order

or

• the child’s parent or carer is in receipt of a qualifying benefit

We will ask parents to self-declare that their child meets the eligibility for the Early Years Pupil Premium. It is not compulsory, but it helps us if parents are willing to provide this information. 

FURTHER INFORMATION

Please contact the school office if you believe your child may be entitled to claim this funding