Early years funding rates for 2025/26

Please find below a a summary of the funding rates from 1st April 2025:

• 3- & 4-year-old funding: £5.22 increasing to £5.50 (£5.36 base rate plus Universal supplements – 10p for SEND and 4p for Deprivation)
• 2-year-old funding: £7.10 increasing to £7.42 (£7.28 base rate plus Universal supplements – 10p for SEND and 4p for Deprivation)
• Under 2’s funding (from 9 months): £9.60 increasing to £9.92 (£9.78 base rate plus Universal supplements – 10p for SEND and 4p for Deprivation)

You will notice that the universal supplement for SEND has been increased to 10p per hour to support providers make reasonable adjustments to include children with low level and emerging needs.

The funding for Early Years Pupil Premium and Disability Access funding is paid in full to providers. Rates are confirmed as:

• Early Years Pupil Premium funding:  £1 per hour for all eligible funded children of all ages if in receipt of any of the funding streams
• Disability Access funding: £938 per annum (pro rata for school starters age 4 years) for eligible funded children in receipt of Disability Living Allowance and accessing any of the early years funding streams

Please share this information with your managers, finance colleagues and other staff that need to be informed.