Pupil Premium Early Years 

The Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) is additional funding for early years’ settings to improve the education they provide for disadvantaged three and four year-olds. 

Eligible children must be three or four years old and using their free early education entitlement and their parent or carer must receive one of the following benefits: 

Income Support

Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

Income related Employment and Support Allowance 

Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit

Child Tax Credit (providing they're not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)

Working Tax Credit run-on is paid for 4 weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit.

Universal credit (with a household income less than £7,400 a year after tax, not including benefits) 

A child 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