Who pays for expanded entitlement?
Early years entitlement rates, often known as nursery funding, are paid to all early years providers registered with Gloucestershire County Council for eligible children.
For the financial year 2025/2026, Gloucestershire County Council will fund providers as follows:
|
9 – 24-month-olds funding rate |
£10.18 per hour |
Eligibility criteria applies |
|
Expanded Entitlement for work families of 2-year-olds, funding rate |
£7.47 per hour |
Eligibility criteria applies |
|
Disadvantaged 2-year-olds funding rate |
£7.47 per hour |
Eligibility criteria applies |
|
3- and 4-year-olds funding rate |
£5.33 per hour |
For both Universal hours and Extended hours, where applicable |
|
Deprivation payments (if eligible) |
£0.13p per hour |
Automatically calculated based on hours claimed and children’s postcodes linked to the deprivation index |
|
Early Years Pupil Premium – EYPP (if eligible) |
£1.00 per hour |
Automatically calculated based on parent/carers details held by DWP |
|
Disability Access Fund – DAF (if eligible) |
£938 per year |
Eligibility criteria applies |
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