The latest Department for Education (DfE) statistics on education provision for children under the age of five show that the number of children eligible for the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) is up by 8 per cent since last year, and 15 per cent since 2020.
Children aged three and four registered for the 15-hour entitlement are eligible for the EYPP if their parents are in receipt of certain income-related benefits, if they are looked after by a local authority, or if they have left care under an adoption, special guardianship, or child arrangements order.
The Early Years Alliance said it was ‘not surprising that the number of children in receipt of the EYPP has increased so sharply given the impact the pandemic has had on families’ incomes.’
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