The authorities (see list below) have been allocated funding from the new £50m early years pupil premium (EYPP) to provide additional support to disadvantaged children in receipt of free childcare from a local provider ahead of its full implementation in April.
The EYPP, announcedby Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in March last year, will be paid to providers at a rate of £300 per eligible child, equivalent to 53p per hour.
To test the arrangements, the Department for Education has awarded each of the participating councils between £76,000 and £201,000 based on an estimation of the number of eligible children in each local authority area.
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