UK Department for Education

04/19/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/19/2024 02:43

Early education entitlements and funding

Policy paper

Early education entitlements and funding

Information about the 2023 Spring Budget announcement on early years entitlements and associated funding.

From:Department for EducationPublished22 March 2023Last updated 19 April 2024 - See all updates
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Applies to England

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This page summarises the 2023 Spring Budget announcement on early years entitlements and sets out further details on funding.

Information is also provided on the childminder start-up grant scheme and how to apply for the grant.

Published 22 March 2023
Last updated 19 April 2024 + show all updates
  1. 19 April 2024

    Updated 'Spring budget 2023 childcare expansion: policy costing information note' to include details about how estimates of the increase in workforce and supply of childcare places due to children using the new entitlement have been calculated.

  2. 22 December 2023

    Added a link to the application page for the childminder start-up grants scheme to reflect that applications are now open. We have also updated 'Childminder start-up grants scheme update: September 2023' to include a link to the application page.

  3. 29 September 2023

    Added 'Childminder start-up grants scheme update: September 2023'.

  4. 21 July 2023

    Added 'Spring budget 2023 childcare expansion: policy costing information note'.

  5. 12 April 2023

    Added 'Childminder grants scheme update: April 2023'.

  6. 22 March 2023

    First published.

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