for schools funding, which they say will only continue to perpetuate the
long-standing problem of underfunding for the early years sector.
Historically, all local authorities have received widespread disparities in education funding, which has impacted on the early years sector.
While the Government acknowledges that the current school funding system is 'unfair and out of date', it now intends to delay implementing a national funding formula until after the next spending review, which is after the general election.
The proposals are set out in the consultation Fairer Schools Funding in 2015-16, which was published just before Easter and closed on 30 April.
Instead, the Department for Education (DfE) intends to share an extra £350m in the interim between the 62 'least fairly funded' local authorities. All other local authorities will keep their per-pupil funding in cash terms at the 2014-15 level.
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