Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)
The EYPP is extra government money to boost eligible children from the age of 9 months and onwards early learning. The nursery, pre-school / playgroup, childminder or out of school provider your child attends could get up to £387.60 a year to help their learning. Your childcare provider will work with you to decide how best to spend the money to ensure your child really benefits.
Your child could benefit from
- Exciting new learning activities
- Extra equipment to help with learning
- Toys, books and equipment to use at home to help them learn
- One to one or small group sessions
- Opportunities to widen their life experiences
Who could benefit from this money?
Children will be eligible if they are claiming the Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE) funding with any Ofsted registered childcare provider and their parents are in receipt of one or more of the benefits below:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- support under part six of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’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 you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal credit – your household income must be less than £7,400 a year after tax not including any benefits you get
You may also get early years pupil premium if your child is currently being looked after by a local authority in England or Wales or if the child has left care in England or Wales through:
- adoption
- special guardianship order
- a child arrangements order
Parents, adoptive parents, or guardians of these children should show authorities evidence of the court order that proves that the child was in local authority care in either England or Wales.
If a child in local authority care is attending a setting in a different local authority, it is the responsibility of the local authority in which the setting is based to fund the EYPP.
The leaflet below gives parents the opportunity to find out if their child may be eligible for the extra funding. Parents should complete the details requested and ask their childcare provider to see if they are eligible.