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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Maintained Nursery Schools

Monday 21 June 2021 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Maintained nursery schools are important and the Government remains committed to their funding.
  • Any reform will follow public consultation.
  • Barnet received a 23% increase in early years funding rate in 2017, making it the 11th highest funded area in England.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Theresa Villiers Con
Children & Families
Context

The MP is concerned about the long-term funding stability of maintained nursery schools and highlights specific instances where these schools are facing survival threats in her constituency.

Question

If he will publish a long-term financial settlement for maintained nursery schools. The survival of three wonderful maintained nursery schools in my constituency is now in jeopardy, necessitating an urgent consultation on reallocating supplementary funding to areas like Barnet which received zero from this funding.

Answer from Vicky Ford

Maintained nursery schools are important, and the Government remains committed to their funding. Any reform will follow public consultation. Supplementary funding was provided based on identified gaps, with Barnet receiving a 23% increase in early years funding rate in 2017, making it now the 11th highest funded area.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The MP requested an urgent consultation and reallocation of supplementary funding, but the response did not commit to these specific actions or timelines.

How: Public Consultation

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Q2 Theresa Villiers Con
Children & Families
Context

The MP is concerned about the survival of three maintained nursery schools in her constituency and requests a reallocation of supplementary funding to areas like Barnet that have received no support.

Question

We need this long-term settlement for maintained nursery schools. The survival of three wonderful maintained nursery schools in my constituency is now in jeopardy. We need an urgent consultation on reallocating supplementary funding so that areas such as Barnet, which has got zero from that funding, can actually receive some of it.

Answer from Vicky Ford

Supplementary funding was provided based on identified gaps, with Barnet receiving a 23% increase in early years funding rate in 2017. The area now has the 11th highest funding rate in England and supplementary funding was not provided due to lack of an identified gap.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The MP requested reallocation of supplementary funding, but the response did not commit to this specific action or acknowledge its urgency.

How: Lack Of Gap

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