This information is brought to you by Slough Borough Council on behalf of Education Endowment foundation, for the attention of all Early Years settings.
When a nursery manager said “I don’t think the Early Years Pupil Premium is making a difference”, it marked the start of a significant shift in thinking.
The realisation that spending their Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) funding ad-hoc on additional resources wasn’t delivering meaningful progress for children, prompted the leadership team to re-evaluate their approach.
EEF Early Years Evidence Advocate Mandy Cuttler explains how identifying and prioritising a ‘core challenge’ helped build a firm foundation for more coherent and targeted spending.
https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/early-years/priority-early-years-pupil-premium-funding