1. Did you have an underspend in the early years block for funded places in 2021/22? Yes/no.
Please give amount.
OR:
2. Did you have an overspend in the early years block for funded places in 2021/22? Yes/no.
Please give amount.
In response to questions 1 and 2 we can confirm that there was an underspend for 2, 3 and 4 year old funding for 21/22 of £784,000
3. What actions, if any, were agreed relating to this underspend or overspend? For example, we used our underspend to offset a deficit in the high needs block
The underspend was partly used for our Early Years Individual Inclusion overspend and the balance to the high needs block.
4. Has your early years block been subject to an in-year adjustment by the Department for Education? If so, by how much? For example, the DfE adjusted our underspend by £200,000 which left us with an overspend of £20,000 overall Does your answer to Q1 or 2 above include any adjustment?
Yes the annual adjustment in January 2022 used the January 2021 CENSUS to recalculate funding for 21/22. There was a reduction of £595K in our 2, 3 and 4 year old funding and this has been included in the above underspend.
5. Has your 2021/22 early years block been subject to an adjustment by the Department for Education since 1 April 2022 and now? If so, by how much? For example, the DfE adjusted our underspend by £200,000 which left us with an overspend of £20,000 overall Does your answer to Q1 or 2 above include any adjustment?
Yes the annual adjustment in July 22 used the January 2022 CENSUS data to adjust the funding for Autumn and Spring. This was an additional £288K included in the above underspend.