Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)

Early Years settings, including our Nursery School are able to access additional funding to give further support to eligible children – this is known as Early Years Pupil Premium. We can claim this for children aged 3 or 4 years old whose parents are in receipt of at least one of the following:

• Income Support
• income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• support under part six of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit) and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190
• Working Tax Credit run-on, which is paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
• Universal Credit - your household income must be less than £7,400 a year after tax not including any benefits you get

Children may also be eligible if they are currently being looked after by a local authority in England or Wales or if they have left care in England or Wales through:

• adoption
• special guardianship order
• a child arrangements order

EYPP funding is used to support children’s learning and development. This will be informed by an understanding of the needs and preferences of individual children; It may include:

• additional resources and equipment
• access to new experiences
• preparation for starting school

• Training for staff, specific to the needs of individual children

At Warwick Nursery School we used the funding in different ways in order to support the individual needs of the child.