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EY: Updated Easy explainer: Early Years Funding Rates: DfE

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Jul 18 2025

    Update from the Department for Education:

    The DfE have updated the Easy explainer: early years funding rates - GOV.UK which is designed to support providers to understand the early years funding system.

    The update includes additional detail on:

    • why funding rates vary by age
    • the interaction between ratios and funding rates
    • what costs the hourly funding rates cover  

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