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<p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education announced this week £6.5
million funding for voluntary and community sector organisations who work with families
of young children to support early language development, helping to address and support
concerns when they can have the most impact; and to improve the early years education
of children with special educational needs and disabilities.</p><p>The government
set out, prior to Budget 2018, plans to spend £3.5 billion this year on our free early
education entitlements. We provide 15 hours of free early education for disadvantaged
two year-olds, with almost 750,000 benefitting since 2013, and we provide the Early
Years Pupil Premium, which delivers up to £300 per eligible child per year to support
better outcomes for disadvantaged three and four year olds. This is on top of the
near universal take up of the free 15 hours entitlement for all three and four year-olds.</p><p>Funding
for the entitlements is also supported by a £100 million investment through our social
mobility action plan ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential’, published in December
2017.</p><p> </p>
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