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Early years pupil premium – local allocations announced

By | Thu 23rd October 2014 - 11:56 am

school childrenThe government has announced the regional allocations for the Early Years pupil premium.

Nurseries, childminders and other early years providers throughout the country are set for a cash injection to help three and four-year-olds from disadvantaged families.

Children from low income families have often fallen behind more well off classmates before they even start school.​

But from April 2015, the Early Years Pupil Premium – which has been backed by groups like Barnados, 4Children and the Child Poverty Action Group – ​will mean extra money to make sure every child gets a fair start.

Over the country, 172,646 children are eligible for such help, with a total of £49 million available for them.

The regional allocations can be read here.

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3 Comments

  • JohnTilley 24th Oct '14 - 8:54am

    The actual direct link is —

    http://www.libdems.org.uk/pupil_premium_gives_50m_boost_for_children_across_the_country

    The link in the newsmoggie piece above just takes you to a lot of pictures of Miriam and Nick cooing over nice clean, well dressed small children.
    When politicians are having their photo-ops in junior schools — what has been done to hide all those dirty, slightly odd-looking, poorly clothed children — the children who have a constantly running nose?

  • Paul Griffiths 24th Oct '14 - 9:05am

    I can’t find any “regional” figures. There are some initial LA allocations published alongside the consultation response on the Gov website – are those the ones?

  • JohnTilley 24th Oct '14 - 9:08am

    Paul Griffiths — you are right there are no regional figures.

    I am not sure if someone has changed the party website in between time or if Newsmoggie just got it wrong in the first place.

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