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Pre-school Education: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the projected allocation of the expansion grant for early education providers in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire will be for financial year 2025-26.

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
27 Feb 2025
Answer
11 Mar 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 25 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the projected allocation of the expansion grant for early education providers in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire will be for financial year 2025-26.

  2. 27 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    In 2025/26, the government plan to spend over £8 billion on the early years entitlements. This government has increased the early years pupil premium by 45% and are providing further supplementary funding of £75 million for the Early Years Expansion Grant...

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