Nurseries, schools and childminders have been receiving the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) since 2015, and while many are using it wisely to invest in resources that support targeted children, one in five still hasn’t applied for it, according to the recent Department for Education providers survey.
Settings currently receive up to £300 per year for each eligible three- and four-year-old. The survey found that nurseries and school-based providers commonly used the funding to pay for literacy and numeracy resources, for existing staff to provide more targeted support for children in receipt of the EYPP, to support staff development and purchase outdoor resources.
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