From January 2015 eligible three and four year olds attending Ronald Tree Nursery School attracted the Early Years Pupil Premium funding if they meet at least one of the following criteria:

• their family gets 1 of the following:

  • 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 (provided 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, which is paid for 4 weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
  • Universal Credit - your household income must be less than £7,400 a year after tax not including any benefits you get
• they have been looked after for 1 day or more
• they have been adopted from care
• they have left care under a special guardianship order or residence order

Children must be eligible for free three year old early education in order to attract EYPP funding. Please ask at reception if you are unsure of how to claim.

Children attracting pupil premium will receive additional support from to improve their learning outcomes. Please see the Early Years Pupil Premium Strategy below.

The strategy for each year takes into account the baseline assessments of the children; therefore we aim to publish the strategy by the Autumn half-term each academic year.