Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) is additional funding for early years providers to improve the education and outcomes for eligible children.  Ofsted may require evidence when your setting is inspected to show how the funding has been used and that the gap in children’s outcomes has narrowed when providers have been in receipt of this funding.

• Introduction

  Children must be accessing the early years entitlement funding, in order to attract EYPP.

  EYPP is available on the universal funding (up to 15 hours per week) for 3- & 4-year-olds, targeted funding for 2 year olds and working entitlements for 2’s and under, for up to 15 hours a week.

  EYPP is not paid for any of the 30 hours claimed as the extended working entitlement for 3 & 4 year olds.

  A child does not have to take up their full annual entitlement (570 hours ) in order to receive Early Years Pupil Premium.

• Eligibility Criteria

  Children may be eligible if parents have an income under £16,190 and are in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

  • Income Support
  • income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
  • Child Tax Credit (provided they’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
  • Working Tax Credit run-on, which is paid for 4 weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
  • Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods).

  OR

  • the child is currently being looked after by a local authority in England or Wales
  • the child has left care in England or Wales through
    • an adoption
    • a special guardianship order
    • a child arrangement order
• Identifying children that are eligible for Early Years Pupil Premium

  Please refer to EYPP/Financial Breakdown reports that are issued via the provider portal and follow the process below:

  1. If the child is showing on the EYPP report in ‘eligibility approved’ no further action needs to be taken. This child has already been confirmed as eligible for EYPP and funding will be allocated.
  2. If the child is showing on the EYPP report in ‘eligibility not found’ no further action needs to be taken. We already have parent/carer information & consent and will continue to run routine checks. If they become eligible, this will be shown on a subsequent report. Please do not enter any parent/carer details on to the headcount or amendment tasks for this child.
  3. If the child isn’t showing on the EYPP report, but you think they may be eligible based on economic criteria i.e. income and benefits, please collect the parent/carer information/consent and add the details to the relevant headcount or amendment task so they can be included as part of our routine checks.
  4. If the child isn’t showing on the EYPP report, but you think they may be eligible based on other criteria i.e. a child in care to another local authority (not Devon) or who has left care subject to an adoption, special guardianship or child arrangement order, please ask the parent/carer to complete the EYPP Declaration Form for Children in Care and email the form, along with any supporting evidence, securely via egress switch to eyef@devon.gov.uk Please do not enter parent/carer details for these children on the portal/tasks.
  5. If a child is new to your setting and you think they may be eligible for EYPP, either on ‘economic’ grounds (Income and benefits) or ‘other criteria (looked after child/child in care), please refer to steps 3 & 4 above.
  6. You must use the template letters to advise families whether or not their child has EYPP allocated – ‘Eligibility Approved’ or ‘Eligibility Not Found’
  7. A ‘P’ icon in the funding column on the headcount/amendment tasks also confirms that the child is eligible for EYPP and this will be shown on subsequent reports. EYPP is included with the headcount and amendment payments each funding period and will be shown on the financial breakdown reports that are issued via the provider portal.
• Ofsted & EYPP

  When you are inspected, Ofsted may require evidence of how EYPP funding has been used and that the gap in children’s outcomes has narrowed since you have been in receipt of this funding.

  You need to be able to evidence your decisions in relation to the difference that the funding has made to

  • The progress of eligible children
  • Any impact on the home learning environment
  • The development of staff knowledge (if applicable) and understanding of how young children learn
  • How eligible children’s life experiences have been extended.

  The funding could be used for:

  • Transport (paying for a taxi, providing a walking bus)
  • Lunches (a healthy packed lunch, cooked meal, and/or snacks)
  • Clothing (a change of clothes, extra uniform or branded items, socks, underwear)
  • Hygiene routines with parental permission (haircuts, toothbrushing, treatment of head lice, showering, washing clothes)
  • Speech & Language Therapy (access to a private therapist, additional adult hours to implement strategies)
  • Play Therapy
  • Sleep Clinics
  • Resources (to develop and enhance a child’s interests, experiences and needs)
  • Shoes (providing suitable, well-fitting footwear)
  • Additional sessions
  • An additional available adult (not a one to one) who can provide support and nurture
  • Trips
  • Parenting programmes i.e. sleep, toileting, healthy eating, sensory needs
  • Supporting attendance to identify any barriers to improve attendance
  • Nurture sessions and interventions (extra time with children, book clubs)
  • Experiences (baking, gardening, walks in the local area)
  • Staff CPD/training (i.e. communication & language or sensory needs training)
  • Lending libraries (toys, books, games)
  • Displays and Leaflets
  • IT equipment

   Please note that this list is not exhaustive.

  Things you should consider:

  • The needs, interests & experiences of the individual child
  • EYPP v SEND
  • Ensuring the funding reaches the children who need it
  • Your partnerships with parents/carers, families, and the wider community
  • How many EYPP children you have in your setting
  • How you will demonstrate impact.