To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on government-funded childcare provision for 3 and 4 year olds in each of the last 5 financial years.
Answered on
19 November 2021
The government allocates funding for the early years entitlements in line with the number of places that are taken up.
The expenditure figures are as follows:
Early years dedicated schools grant allocation | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
3-4 year old universal hours | £2,302.6 million | £2,286.7 million | £2,278.5 million | £2,310.9 million | £2,338.2 million |
3-4 year old additional hours | £404.6 million | £743.7 million | £807.0 million | £840.3 million | £850.4 million |
2 year old | £469.7 million | £449.1 million | £433.8 million | £434.5 million | £440.8 million |
Please note that final allocations for 2020-21 and 2021-22 are not yet available.