Funding for the free early years entitlements is allocated on a local authority basis. In 2016-17, the relevant hourly funding rates per child were as follows:<\/p>
LAs<\/p><\/td> | Three and Four Year old Entitilement<\/p><\/td> | Two year old entitlement<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Barnsley<\/p><\/td> | £3.99<\/p><\/td> | £4.85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Bradford<\/p><\/td> | £5.19<\/p><\/td> | £4.85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Calderdale<\/p><\/td> | £4.15<\/p><\/td> | £4.85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Doncaster<\/p><\/td> | £3.87<\/p><\/td> | £4.85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
East Riding of Yorkshire<\/p><\/td> | £4.40<\/p><\/td> | £4.85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Kingston upon Hull City of<\/p><\/td> | £4.20<\/p><\/td> | £4.85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Kirkless<\/p><\/td> | £4.37<\/p><\/td> | £4.85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Leeds<\/p><\/td> | £4.09<\/p><\/td> | £4.85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
North East Lincolnshire<\/p><\/td> | £3.72<\/p><\/td> | £4.85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
North Lincolnshire<\/p><\/td> | £4.39<\/p><\/td> | £4.85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
North Yorkshire<\/p><\/td> | £4.49<\/p><\/td> | £4.85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Rotherham<\/p><\/td> | £4.07<\/p><\/td> | £4.85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Sheffield<\/p><\/td> | £4.51<\/p><\/td> | £4.85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Wakefield<\/p><\/td> | £4.14<\/p><\/td> | £4.85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
York<\/p><\/td> | £3.63<\/p><\/td> | £4.85<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The figures given above relate to England. Childcare policy for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is devolved. In 2016-17, the national average hourly funding rate paid by the Department for Education to local authorities in England, is £4.51 for three and four-year-olds and £5.09 for two-year-olds.<\/p> <\/p> All funding rates for three and four-year-olds are exclusive of the Early Years Pupil Premium which is an additional funding stream for disadvantaged children.<\/p> <\/p> The new funding rates under our proposed early years national funding formula from 2017-18, can be found here:<\/p> |