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Early years pupil premium (EYPP)

The EYPP is extra funding to support disadvantaged children in your early years provision. Get to grips with who is eligible and how much funding you can receive.

Last reviewed on 20 February 2026See updates
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Contents
  1. What is it and how much can we get?
  2. Who's eligible?
  3. It's your responsibility to identify eligible children
  4. How should the funding be spent?
  5. Ofsted will look at how you support disadvantaged children
  6. See examples of EYPP spending

What is it and how much can we get?

The early years pupil premium (EYPP) is extra funding that local authorities (LAs) give early years providers to support children from families receiving additional support.

All early years providers who provide early years entitlements provision to children eligible for EYPP are eligible to receive the EYPP.

For the 2026-27 financial year, you'll receive:

  • At least £1.15 per hour per eligible child. This is:
    • On the first 15 hours of entitlement only, and
    • Up to a maximum of 570 hours

This means you'll get a minimum of £655 per year, per eligible child.

This is outlined in the operational guide for early years entitlements (section