From the continued success of the Sure Start programme to the fantastic Early Years Foundation Stage Profile results, 2009 was a great year for early years. However, it was not without its challenges, particularly towards the end of the year, when we had to make some difficult decisions on a couple of issues.
I would like to use this opportunity to properly explain the decisions around the Early Years Single Funding Formula (EYSFF).
You will remember that we first announced plans for the EYSFF in 2007. Our ambition was to provide greater consistency and transparency in every local authority about the funding of the free entitlement for threeand four-year-olds.
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