Councils will receive a new minimum rate of £4.30 an hour in the new early years funding formula, the early years minister has confirmed.
Local authorities will have to confirm funding rates to early years providers eight weeks after the DfE announces local authority rates, under new rules being brought in.
The Scottish Government has announced an extra £567 million in funding a year for 1,140 hours childcare.
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Lack of early years funding is leaving children less ready for school than five years ago, according to a new survey of school leaders.
Nurseries warn that the promised increase in funding rates from September ‘fall well short’ of what they need to survive after years of underfunding.
Wales is to pilot a programme to align funding for providers delivering the country’s two childcare offers.
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