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Publication - Advice and guidance

Funding Follows the Child and the National Standard for Early Learning and Childcare Providers: operating guidance

Published
27 August 2025
From
Director for Children and Families, +1 more … Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise
Directorate
Early Learning and Childcare Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Education
ISBN
9781836918837

Updated in 2025. Sets out how the Funding Follows the Child approach operates, including how settings meet the National Standard criteria and the role of local authorities in delivering the approach.

Supporting documents

Funding Follows the Child and the National Standard for Early Learning and Childcare Providers: Operating Guidance
File type
68 page PDF
File size
613.3 kB
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