Nursery World - Early years settings face short notice of local EYSFF implementation

Early years settings may be forced to wait until mid-February before they are notified of whether their local authority will become a second-wave pathfinder and implement the Early Years Single Funding Formula (EYSFF) in April.

In a letter sent to all local authorities, the DCSF has outlined new details of the application process they must follow if they wish to become pathfinders.

In the letter, signed by Ann Gross, director of Early Years Extended Services and SEN Group and Stephen Kingdom, head of the School Funding Unit, local authorities are told that they will need to complete and return an application form to the DCSF by 31 January.

The letter says that local authorities will be notified of the outcome of their application by 15 February, which means that childcare settings in pathfinder areas would have less than two months' notice of any changes to their funding.

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