The extension of the Early Years Professional Development Programme will see £10 million invested in 2021/22 in high-quality training and professional development support for staff in nurseries and pre-schools, or childminders.
The programme, launched in 2019 with £20 million, is part of the government’s wider efforts to narrow the attainment gap in the early years, which has stalled over the past two years.
The DfE says the investment will fund the training of up to 2,000 early years practitioners and teachers in the new areas, reaching up to 32,000 pre-school children.
Details of the authorities that will benefit from the scheme’s extension will be announced later in the autumn, the DfE states.
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