Nursery World - Petition launched against Early Years Single Funding Formula

Nurseries are being urged by Early Education to sign a petition against the implementation of the Early Years Single Funding Formula (EYSFF), which it claims will have a negative impact on the most disadvantaged children.

The petition, which can be accessed on the Number 10 Downing Street website, also calls for local authorities to be monitored to ensure that the EYSFF is achieving its purpose of improving fairness and transparency in the way funding is allocated to providers.

From April next year the EYSFF will be used to calculate funding for the free entitlement across all sectors. However, some maintained nursery schools that have been offering free, full-time provision are facing huge budget cuts once the EYSFF is implemented and will only be funded to provide the 15- hour free entitlement, in line with other sectors (News, 7 October).

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