The Government consultation seeks the views of the early years sector, local authorities and parents on the new Pupil Premium for three and four-year-olds from low-income families, and funding for the expansion of the free early education places for two-year-olds from 2015-16.
More than 170,000 three and four-year-olds are set to benefit from the £50m Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) from April 2015, which aims to close the gap between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers by providing funding to early years providers to help them raise the quality of their provision.
Nurseries, schools and other early years providers will receive an extra £300 per year for each eligible child that takes up the full 570 hours. This equates to an hourly rate of 53p per child per hour.
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