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<p>In 2012-13, the Department announced £100 million of capital allocations for local
authorities to support implementation of early years education for two-year olds from
lower income families. Local authorities were responsible for distributing this capital
investment and so the Department does not hold information on the number of places
created by this funding.</p><p>The Department allocated £100 million over 2016-17
and 2017-18 to local authorities to support successful bids to the Early Years Capital
Fund (EYCF). The Department regularly assesses the progress of these projects and
will publish the outcomes in due course when all projects have completed. Information
detailing the outcomes from the EYCF bidding round will be published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/early-years-capital-fund-2017"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/early-years-capital-fund-2017</a>.</p><p>In
July 2019, the Department announced the outcome of applications to the School Nurseries
Capital Fund. This fund, of nearly £24 million for 69 projects, will help to create
new high-quality school-based nursery places for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds. The profiling
of this spend will depend on the progress of individual projects. The full list of
successful projects for this fund can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-nurseries-capital-fund-list-of-application-outcomes"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-nurseries-capital-fund-list-of-application-outcomes</a>.</p><p>The
Department will publish the outcomes in due course when all projects have completed.</p><p>
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