The government last week announced a “comprehensive” catch up package including £650m to be shared across state primary and secondary schools in 2020/21 to enable headteachers to set up small tuition groups for those who need extra help.
A further £350m was also pledged for tuition to stop disadvantaged pupils falling behind while the government said it was looking into how best to open out-of-school clubs.
However, the funding announcement totalling £1bn made no mention of early years or post-16 education.
The omission sparked confusion across the early years sector after settings initially appeared to be eligible for the fund but were later removed from a revised press release.
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