Figures published by the Department for Education outlining the predicted spending of individual councils across England for 2017/18 reveals that a total of £661.3m will be spent on early years services this financial year, compared with £773.5m in 2016/17, a drop of £112.2m or 14.5 per cent.
The money includes funding for individual Sure Start centres, funding for services delivered through children's centres, as well as "other" early years funding.
Spending on youth services is also continuing to fall. In 2017/18, councils will spend £415.8m on youth services, compared with £489.5m in 2016/17, a fall of 15 per cent.
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