Pre-school Education: Finance

Department for Education written question – answered at on 23 July 2025.

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Photo of Freddie Van Mierlo Freddie Van Mierlo Liberal Democrat, Henley and Thame

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.

Photo of Stephen Morgan Stephen Morgan The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education

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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