Formula Funding Consultations & Presentations

EARLY YEARS PROVIDER FUNDING RATES 2026/27 (RE-PUBLISHED 26 FEBRUARY 2026)

Early Years Provider Funding Rates 2026/27 Financial Year

Please see the above excel file. This item is to remind providers of the rates of entitlement funding that have been published for early years entitlement providers for the 2026/27 financial year. These rates have been re-published above today 26 February 2026 and are the same as the local funding rates initially published for providers on 7 January 2026.  

For your awareness, we highlight that the Council’s 2026/27 budget reports have been published and are available here. The Early Years Single Funding Formula is presented under agenda item 9 (Document BK) at section 4.1 (page 23) and in Appendix 4 to this document.

This information is being communicated to support provider budget / business planning for 2026/27.

OPEN CONSULTATIONS 

CLOSED CONSULTATIONS

Consultation - Early Years Single Funding Formula / Block Funding Arrangements 2026/27 Financial Year

Consultation opening date:      7 January 2026

Consultation closing date:        09 February 2026

EYSFF Consultation Document 2026/27

EYSFF Indicative Provider Funding Rates 2026/27

Consultation - Early Years Single Funding Formula / Block Funding Arrangements 2025/26 Financial Year

Consultation opening date:      8 January 2025

Consultation closing date:        10 February 2025

EYSFF Consultation Document 2025/26

EYSFF Indicative Provider Funding Rates 2025/26

UPDATE on Mainstream Formula Funding 2025/26 (published 4 December 2024)

UPDATE on High Needs Formula Funding 2025/26 (published 4 December 2024)

UPDATE on Mainstream Formula Funding 2025/26 (published 11 November 2024)

Please see here an update on mainstream formula funding / early consultation document for 2026/27. (published 28 October 2026). This note provides an update on the note published on 11 September below.

Please see here for a quick briefing note on the position of formula funding for 2026/27 as is currently known / not known (published 11 September 2025)

Mainstream Formula Funding 2025/26 (OCTOBER 2024)

Mainstream Primary & Secondary Formula Funding 2025/26 Summary

Business Case - Schools Block to High Needs Block Transfer - Main Report; Modelling; Background 1; Background 2

Business Case - Notional SEND Budget - Main Report; Modelling

Business Case - SEND Funding Floor - Main Report; Allocations (July)

Consultation - Early Years Single Funding Formula / Block Funding Arrangements 2024/25 Financial Year

Consultation opening date:      10 January 2024

Consultation closing date:        5 February 2024

EYSFF Consultation Document 2024/25

Consultation - Primary & Secondary Schools Block Funding Arrangements 2024/25 Financial Year

Consultation Opening Date:    11 October 2023

Consultation Closing Date:     28 November 2023

Primary & Secondary Schools Block Formulae 2024/25 Consultation Document 

Appendix 1a (Illustrative Modelling)

Appendix 1b (By School / by Factor Breakdown)

Appendix 1c (Illustative Notional SEND Change Modelling)

Consultation - High Needs Funding Arrangements 2024/25 Financial Year

Consultation Opening Date:    11 October 2023

Consultation Closing Date:     28 November 2023

High Needs Funding Consultation Document 2024/25

Appendix 5 (Illustrative Notional SEND Change Modelling)

Consultation - Early Years Single Funding Formula / Block Funding Arrangements 2023/24 Financial Year

Consultation opening date:      11 January 2023

Consultation closing date:        6 February 2023

EYSFF Consultation Document 2023/24

Consultation - Primary & Secondary Schools Block Funding Arrangements 2023/24 Financial Year

Consultation Opening Date:    13 October 2022

Consultation Closing Date:     29 November 2022

• Primary & Secondary Schools Block Formulae 2023/24 Consultation Document
• Appendix 1a (Illustrative Modelling)
• Appendix 1b (By School / By Factor Breakdown)
• Appendix 1c (Illustrative Notional SEND Change Modelling)

Consultation - High Needs Funding Arrangements 2023/24 Financial Year

Consultation Opening Date:    13 October 2022

Consultation Closing Date:     29 November 2022

High Needs Funding Consultation Document 2023/24

Appendix 5 ((illustrative Notional SEND Change Modelling)

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