Early years business
Early years' pupil premium
Early years national funding formula: funding rates and guidance
The early years pupil premium is additional funding for early years settings to improve the education they provide for disadvantaged three and four year-olds.
Funded childcare entitlements parental declaration form (doc)
Early education entitlement
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare (GOV.UK)
This statutory guidance includes information on the early education entitlement for two, three and four year olds'.
Early years education funding for two, three and four year olds: payments and headcount information for private, voluntary and independent settings (PVI's)
- Nursery educational grant offer and frequently asked questions
- Monthly payments and monthly headcounts: an introduction to changes from April 2017
- Date of birth eligibility checks
- Ealing’s early years single funding formula (EYSFF) 2017/18
Portal guidance notes
- Childcare directory provider guidance - How to apply for funding
- Childcare directory parent guidance
- How to claim 2 year old funding (working parents)
- Early years provider portal timetable and funding rates 2025-26
Early years funding rates from April 2025 - 26
|
Early Years funding formula factor |
All nursery providers 2025-26 |
|
Base rate |
90% of funding |
| Universal 15 hours | £5.52 |
| Additional 15 hours | £5.52 |
| Deprivation (mandatory) only 3 and 4 year olds |
5% of supplement funding £0.41 |
| Quality | 5% of supplement funding |
| Quality QTS | £0.41 |
| 2 year old (working parents) | £8.50 |
| 2 year old (disadvantaged) | £8.50 |
| Deprivation (2 year old disadvantaged) | £1.03 |
| Under 2 year old offer (working parents) | £12.57 |
Payment queries
Contact the Early Years Funding team by email at earlyyearsfunding@ealing.gov.uk
- Early years funding team: earlyyearsfunding@ealing.gov.uk
