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NDNA predicts impact of funding shake-up

The potential winners and losers in the Government's national funding formula shake-up are detailed in new data analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), provided exclusively to Nursery World.

The potential winners and losers in the Government's national funding formula shake-up are detailed in new data analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), provided exclusively to Nursery World.

A six-week consultation on the proposals was launched on 11 August, when it was confirmed that most councils are set to get more cash to pass on to providers and incentivise them to offer the 30 hours.

The Department for Education (DfE) revealed that as many as one in four local authorities are on course to receive less than they currently do, but these are not named. The final figures will depend on local authority funding decisions and also any changes in the current financial year, with the rates due to be published in the autumn.

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