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Pre-school Education: Finance

Asked by Freddie van MierloLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 23 July 2025UIN 68244

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has conducted a review of the consistency of early years funding implementation across local authorities in England.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

The department will review early years funding, including the early years national funding formulae, consulting on a set of changes by summer 2026. We will review how funding is distributed both nationally and locally to ensure the funding system is fair and effective at reflecting the costs of delivery and appropriately targeting additional need.

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