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The Liberal Democrats have pledged to increase the early years pupil premium (EYPP) and extend the 15-hours childcare offer to all two-year-olds in their latest manifesto. The party has also promised to prioritise funded childcare for working families with children aged nine months- to two-years old, and aims to eventually extend the 30-hour offer to all two- to four-year-olds.

 

The party has promised to triple the EYPP from around 拢300 per pupil per year to 拢1,000. The EYPP is additional funding given to early years settings to help improve education for disadvantaged three- and four-year-olds.

 

The Liberal Democrats say that the pledges will help parents return to work while also helping children 鈥渟tart school confident, happy and ready to learn鈥�. The manifesto also promises to 鈥渆nsure that this provision is fully funded at sustainable levels鈥�.

 

The 麻花影视has welcomed the pledge to increase the EYPP, which would help close the gap between the EYPP and the primary school pupil premium. Neil Leitch, chief executive at the Alliance, said: 鈥淪upporting children from more disadvantaged backgrounds is a vital part of early years provision, but clearly providers are limited in what they can do with 拢300 per child per year.鈥�

 

However, he added that the party had failed to make clear how the party鈥檚 many childcare promises would be funded. He said: 鈥淭he sector has been on the receiving end of enough underfunded 鈥榝ree childcare鈥� policies. Without more detail on how these pledges will be funded, many providers will remain rightly sceptical about these latest promises.鈥�