Local Authority funding for Government funded entitlement for two, three and four-year-olds – 2023 - 24

Financial year 2023/24
1. Did you have an underspend in the early years block for funded places at the end of 2023/24? Yes/no.
If yes, please give amount of underspend:

OR:
2. Did you have an overspend in the early years block for funded places at the end of 2023/24? Yes/no.
If yes, please give amount of overspend:

3. What actions, if any, were agreed relating to this underspend or overspend?
• Offset deficit in school’s block
• Offset deficit in high needs block
• Carried forward to 2024/25 budget
• Re-distributed to the early years providers
• Retained in reserves
• No action has been agreed
• Other – please specify

4. Under the pass-through regulations, what percentage of your budget for funded three and four-year-olds did you pass through to providers in 2023/24?

5. What was the % pass through to providers of your Early Years Supplementary Grant which local authorities received for the period September 2023 to March 2024.