Early Years Single Funding Formula - New Entitlements

Consultation on the Early Years Single Funding Formulae for the new funded entitlements payable to Sheffield early education and childcare providers

Funding Streams from 1 April 2024

For 2024/25 there will be three funding streams:

1. the 3-&4-year-old universal (15 hours) and extended (15 hours) offer;
2. the 2-year-old disadvantaged (funded) (15 hours) and new working parents (extended) (15 hours) offer from 1/4/24; and
3. the new 9 months to 2-year-old working parents (15 hours) offer from 1/9/24.
   
   

In addition, the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) and Disability Access Funding (DAF) offer has been extended to eligible children across all entitlement age ranges and both funding streams have increased and are shown below.  

It was announced that local authorities (LAs) are expected to have a special educational needs inclusion fund (SENIFs) for all children with special educational needs (SEN) eligible for or taking up the new and existing entitlements, regardless of the number of hours taken.

Sheffield is proposing to add a deprivation funding supplement for all age ranges, not only payable for disadvantaged 2-year-old entitlement and the new working parent entitlements.

Please tell us your views on the proposals.

Full details of the current and proposed rates can be found in the downloadable document at the top-right of this page.