Early Years Pupil Premium funds are spent with the following aims in mind:

• To close the attainment gap and accelerate progress
• To provide experiences that enhance and enrich children’s learning

 In the academic year 2024/2025 Early Years Pupil Premium has been/will be spent as follows:

• Teaching Assistant/Nursery Nurse hours targeted to deliver speech, language and communication development programme (SPIRALS) and 1-1 language support
• Teaching Assistant/Nursery Nurse hours targeted to deliver maths development programmes
• DBS checks for volunteers coming into school to be ‘Sofa Superheroes’ sharing stories with children during the session
• Copies of the annual five core picture books and two core maths games focused on during the year to support home learning for children eligible for EYPP
• Farm visit to Nursery
• ‘Living Eggs’ chick hatching experience in Nursery

Value for money has been sought through reference to research and impact via the Educational Endowment Fund website; https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidence/early-years-toolkit

To protect the anonymity of our small school and cohort of EYPP children and their families, Lydalls Nursery School does not publish the review section of EYPP reports. The governing board rigorously monitors the efficacy of the school’s EYPP strategy.

Early Years Pupil Premium – 2023/2024 EYPP Report 2023-24

Autumn 2023 £1,920

Spring 2024 £2,019

Summer 2024 £3,060

Early Years Pupil Premium – 2022/2023 EYPP Report 2022-23

Autumn 2022 £1,179

Spring 2023 £1,098

Summer 2023 £1,562