Other development opportunities and resources include:
- Workforce development, training and events
- Learning Together About Learning is a new Department for Education-funded project designed to capture and share best practice in the EYPP. It is being run across a number of local authorities by the organisation Early Education. Read their updates.
The EYPP is designed to narrow the attainment gap between young children from low-income families and their peers. All children aged 2, 3 and 4 who meet the eligibility criteria can benefit from the funding. It is paid to early years providers on an hourly rate basis, linked to claimed hours for eligible children. The annual value for a 15 hour place over a full year is just over £385, or 68p per hour.
Any provider registered to offer funded early years places can claim the EYPP if they have eligible children. Parents need to agree to their entitlement being verified by the local authority. EYPP payments are made as part of the normal cycle of Early Years Funding (EYF) payments. Equipment and resources remain the property of the childcare provider, and the child has no legal right to them should they leave the setting.
