
The introduction of the Early Years Single Funding Formula (EYSFF) in April was intended to remove discrepancies in funding between the private, voluntary and maintained sectors.
But NDNA's survey of nurseries in 133 local authorities in England found that nurseries in the maintained sector receive, on average, 45 pence more per child, per hour than private nurseries to offer the free entitlement for threeand four-year-olds.
The research found that the EYSFF is failing to deliver consistent levels of funding for PVI nurseries and that the 'base rate' - the minimum they receive from local authorities for providing free entitlement places - varies widely throughout the country.
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