Nursery World - Plans for judging use of EYPP cause concern

While the introduction of the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) in
April has been welcomed by the sector, early years organisations have
raised concerns over how Ofsted will determine if settings are using it
effectively.

Details of how nurseries and childminders will be inspected on their use of the premium were outlined in the Department for Education's (DfE) response to the EYPP consultation, published last week.

More than 170,000 three- and four-year-olds are set to benefit from the £50m EYPP.

While early years settings will be able to choose how they use the funding - for example, to employ better qualified staff or use speech and language specialists - Ofsted will judge how effectively they use the premium to help prepare children for school and narrow the gap in attainment between disadvantaged children and their peers.

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