Two-year-old entitlement to be funded by cut to Early Intervention Grant

Gabriella Jozwiak
Friday, September 28, 2012

Hundreds of millions of pounds allocated to fund free nursery places will be deducted from the Early Intervention Grant, reducing local authority children's services budgets across the country, it has emerged.

Save the Children fears 800,000 children could fall behind by the time they reach reception unless action is taken to boost early year teacher numbers. Picture: Paul Cousans
Save the Children fears 800,000 children could fall behind by the time they reach reception unless action is taken to boost early year teacher numbers. Picture: Paul Cousans

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