The Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) is additional funding for early years settings to improve the education they provide for disadvantaged three and four year-olds.
Eligible children must be three or four years old and using their free early education entitlement and their parent or carer must receive one of the following benefits:
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Income Support
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Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
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Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
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Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
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The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
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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)
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Working Tax Credit run-on, which is paid for 4 weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
Funding may also be available if a child falls into one of the following groups:
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Looked after by the Local Authority
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Adopted from Care
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Has left Care through a Special Guardianship Arrangement
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Has left Care and is subject to a Child Arrangement Order (previously known as a residence order
Please click below to see how the Centre has spent its Early Years Pupil Premium Funding in 2016/2017