Nurseries, pre-schools, childminders, and other childcare providers can claim extra funding through the Early Years Pupil Premium.
This applies to 9 months to 4-year-old children whose:
- parents receive certain benefits
- have been adopted
- are in care
The provider can use the funding to improve the quality of the early years education that they provide. This could include, for example, additional training for staff on early language development.
How to apply
If you believe you are entitled to funding, please contact your childcare provider.
How do I qualify?
The child must attend a setting in Central Bedfordshire. Parents/carers who receive any of the following will qualify for the Early Years Pupil Premium:
- Universal Credit – your household income must be less than £7,400 a year after tax, not including any benefits you get
- Income Support
- Income-based Job Seekers Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit, providing you do not also receive Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190
- Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
Or, if they have been:
- looked after by us for at least 1 day
- adopted from our care
- left care through special guardianship, and subject to a child arrangement order setting out with whom they are to live (formerly known as residence orders) in Central Bedfordshire
You can find out more about the early years pupil premium on the GOV.UK website.