Analysis

Briefing: Childcare funding dispute

3 mins read Early Years Funding Management
For the second time in recent years, the government is being challenged over early years funding policies.
Latest statistics show a fall in the total number of childcare providers in England. Picture: Adobe Stock
Latest statistics show a fall in the total number of childcare providers in England. Picture: Adobe Stock

The Early Years Alliance (EYA) has taken its dispute with the Department for Education over the release of details of early years funding to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

An appeal with the information regulator has been lodged after the DfE rejected a Freedom of Information (FOI) request made by the EYA to publish calculations behind the government’s £44m increase in early years funding announced last year.

The appeal to the ICO is the latest development in a long-running dispute between the EYA and DfE over early years funding and the calculations on which the department is making its decisions.

What does the £44m cover?

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