Decision details

Determination of the formula to be used to allocate the Early Years block of the Dedicated Schools Grant, including the hourly funding rates to be paid to all Funded Early Education Entitlement (FEEE) childcare provider.

The Director of Children and Families approved the breakdown of the Funded Early Education Entitlement for eligible children aged 9 – 23 months (from September 2024):

£10.67 base rate paid to all providers (new for 2024/25)

£ 0.32 centrally retained services (new for 2024/25)

£ 0.10 deprivation supplement (new for 2024/25)

£ 0.09 SENDIF (new for 2024/25)

£11.18 funding allocated to the local authority from the DfE

The Director of Children & Families approved the breakdown of the Funded Early Education Entitlement for eligible children aged 2 years old (from April 2024):

£ 7.78 base rate paid to all providers (up £1.91 from April 2023)

£ 0.24 centrally retained services (new for 2024/25)

£ 0.10 deprivation supplement (new for 2024/25)

£ 0.09 SENDIF (new for 2024/25)

£ 8.21 funding allocated to the local authority from the DfE

The Director of Children & Families approved the breakdown of the Funded Early Education Entitlement for 3 and 4-year-olds (from April 2024): 

  £ 5.20 base rate paid to all providers (up £0.28 from April 2023) 

  £ 0.22 centrally retained services (increase of 2p from 2023/24)

  £ 0.19 deprivation supplement (no change from 2023/24)

  £ 0.09 SENDIF (increase of 4p from 2023/24)

+£ 0 08 uplift from LA to providers

  £ 5.62 funding allocated to the local authority from the DfE

a)  The Director of Children and Families approved the increase of the SENDIF supplement from a maximum of £1,800 per year to £2,088 for a child attending 15 hours and from £3,600 to £4,176 for a child attending 30 hours.

9 January 2024 – 3 February 2024

All Early Years childcare providers offering the free funded entitlement (Childminders, Little Owls, School nurseries, Private Day Nurseries, Pre-schools, Voluntary sector nurseries and childcare settings) and Schools Forum.