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<p>Maintained nursery schools are an important part of the early years sector and
provide valuable services, especially in disadvantaged areas. The government announced
on 24 August that up to £23 million of supplementary funding will be provided to local
authorities to enable them to continue protecting the funding of maintained nursery
schools during the summer term in 2021. This provides maintained nursery schools with
certainty about funding for the 2020-21 academic year.</p><p>What happens after the
2020-21 academic year will be determined by the Comprehensive Spending Review in the
context of our priorities across early years as a whole. Future arrangements will
be for all maintained nursery schools, including those in Barnet.</p><p>This government
remains committed to the long-term funding of maintained nursery schools, and any
reform to the way they are funded will be accompanied by appropriate funding protections.</p>
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