Early Years Pupil Premium & Family Support at Norcot Early Years Centre
Your child may be entitled to a sum of money paid to their school or childcare setting. The Early Years Pupil Premium gives providers of early education and childcare extra funding to support and boost the learning of certain three and four year olds.
Early Years Pupil Premium Funding at Norcot Early Years Centre
The Early Years Pupil Premium is additional funding for early years settings to improve the education they provide for disadvantaged 3- and 4- year-olds. By utilising the funding, we hope that the children will make good progress during their time at Norcot, particularly improving their development in speaking and listening and social skills.
We are unsure of the numbers of children eligible for Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) each year and are therefore unable to make any firm financial commitments. We continually review our strategy throughout the year as new children join us each term (and are identified as eligible for Pupil Premium funding).
Our pupil premium children often have limited experiences in their home life e.g. looking after a pet, baking, gardening, visits to external places. This has been further impacted due to the current cost of living crisis. Money will be used to provide resources to enable children to experience these activities e.g. plants, soil, baking ingredients, pet food etc. Using outside providers to enhance our curriculum and provide children with more awe and wonder opportunities e.g. trips to the park to feed the ducks, experience the life cycle of butterflies, a trip on a bus, visiting farms, opportunities for sport. Money will be spent to facilitate the learning opportunities and experiences outlined in the Norcot Charter to provide breadth of curriculum. Engagement in the breadth of curriculum on offer is high. Children enjoy and talk about their experiences (evidenced on Tapestry)