questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to ensure that funding is a) ring-fenced for the early years workforce and b) adequate for the needs of children with SEND.
answerText: The department provides early years funding through the dedicated schools grant, which is ring-fenced for education and subject to pass through requirements. Under the School and Early Years Finance Regulations, local authorities must pass at least 97% of...
heading: Pre-school Education: Special Educational Needs