Early Years Pupil Premium at Everton Nursey School and Family Centre
 
From April 2015, Everton Nursery School and Family Centre have been able to claim additional funding through the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) with the aim to support and enrich children's development, learning and care. The EYPP has provided all eligible Nursery School children with extra funding to enable Everton Nursery School and Family Centre to diminish the educational difference.

The EYPP provides an extra 53 pence per hour for all eligible three and four year old children whose parents are in receipt of certain benefits or who were formally in local authority care but who have left care because they were adopted or were subject to a special guardianship or child arrangement order.
 
The aim is that Everton Nursery School and Family Centre will receive £302 a year (approx £111.30 over two terms and £79.40 for the final term if the child is still at the school) through the Local Authority for each child accessing their full 570 hours funded entitlement to early education.
 
Due to Local Authority systems for communicating eligibility we as a Nursery School (compared to a Primary School) are often unable to access clear information regarding some of the children eligible for Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) until after the children have moved onto their next setting.  This creates additional financial implications for Everton Nursery School and Family Centre who develop a system for eligibility from the Autumn Term using Free Schools Meals data.  Using this data provides a beginning financial plan to meet the needs of the children identified.  Otherwise we are always working a term, sometimes two terms behind using the LA EYPP eligibility calculation.
Early Years Pupil Premium allocations for Everton Nursery School and Family Centre:
Spring 19 = £3357.48, Summer 19 = £3100.50, Autumn 19 = £4897.20      TOTAL=£11355.18
The main barriers to learning faced by children who are eligible for EYPP at Everton Nursery School and Family Centre are speech, language and communication difficulties plus self-confidence and self-esteem. These barriers have been identified by the Nursery School Leaders through the completion of on-entry baseline assessments.  This strategy for addressing the main barriers continues as in previous years as we consider as a Nursery School that these are making the biggest impact for identified children in support of their ‘school readiness’.
 
The first intervention programme we use through EYPP funding is WellComm. The impact of the WellComm intervention programme at Everton Nursery School and Family Centre indicates that the programme is supporting positive outcomes for children with identified speech and language difficulties.  As a Nursery School we commission a speech and language therapist to work one-to-one and in small group speech therapy sessions with all eligible EYPP children who have an identified speech, language and communication need.  The impact of this work is measured through the use of the WellComm speech and language assessment tool with summary reports that document progress made and next steps being provided to both the school SENDCO and the child’s parents/carers.
 
Our other EYPP intervention programmes include linking with our In Harmony musicians, woodwork, yoga and providing additional educational visits to support self-esteem and self-confidence:
 
The Liverpool Philharmonic musicians work with small groups of EYPP eligible children as part of the wider ‘In Harmony’ programme that Everton Nursery School and Family Centre engaged in.
A carpenter and Yoga Teacher from ACF Design works with identified EYPP children on a one-to-one basis in woodwork and small groups in yoga with the aim to develop children’s communication and language and their self-confidence and esteem through woodwork and yoga. 
Nursery School staff use the school minibus for educational visits to further extend the EYPP children’s language, natural curiosity and knowledge about their local environment through visits to the local park, museums and the library.

Please see below for the school’s Early Years Pupil Premium strategy for 2018 – 2020.​

 

 

Everton Nursery School and Family Centre  Years Pupil Premium Statement  2018- 2020 Spring  18 = £1208.00, Summer 18 = £2642.43,  Autumn 18 =£1892.10   TOTAL=£5742.53 Spring 19 = £3357.48, Summer 19 = £3100.50,  Autumn 19 =  £4897.20  TOTAL=£11355.18 Autumn 19 = £4897.20 equates to 44 children at £111.30 per Autumn term 2019. Spring term 2020 allocations are not available until the Summer term 2020.
EYPP Statement 2018- 2020	Aim: to improve progress and attainment for children receiving EYPP funding in order to diminish the difference with other groups within the nursery school.  Across the 3-4’s children’s language development continues to be an ongoing concern.
EYPP span 2019-20 Desired Outcome	Chosen action/approach	Staff lead	Resources	What is the evidence and rationale for this choice?	How will you ensure it is implemented well?	Cost
Improve outcomes in Communication and Language.	Screening and small group sessions with speech and language therapist.	Speech and Language Therapist plus staff members Links to school SENDCO	WellComm packs and room required	WellComm screening and assessment speech and language tool used.  WellComm chosen as evidence highlighted that the methods used were appropriate for young children.	Each week the speech and language therapist works with the targeted children and links to the teachers and child’s family worker.	£7,600.00
All EYPP children have access to In Harmony sessions and additional sessions to extend their self-esteem and self-confidence.	Baseline data collected	In Harmony musicians Links to school SENDCO	In Harmony room and basic musical instruments required	Baseline data highlighted that some children needed more support to enhance their self-esteem and self-confidence.  Providing additional In Harmony sessions is a strategy to address this.	Each week the children access a planned programme of the In Harmony sessions and additional targeted sessions provided through the Liverpool Philharmonic musicians with close links to the class teachers.	£3,000.00
EYPP children have increased access to high quality curriculum enhancements in order to widen the breadth of opportunities and experiences.	Approach chosen as a way of enhancing self-esteem and self-confidence through bespoke woodwork sessions, yoga and educational visits to the local area.  Staff consider that these approaches enhance the learning for the children and meet all areas of the EYFS.	Carpenter and Yoga Teacher Assistant Head Teacher	Investigation Room and Yoga Room Visits to Local parks, landmarks, museums and galleries.	Identified children make accelerated progress from their starting points in PSED and UW.  The Sutton Trust identified that participation in enhancement activities such as visits to the arts accelerate progress.	Each week the carpenter/Yoga Teacher will work with nominated EYPP children to enhance language, self-esteem and confidence.  Children will have access to educational visits. Assistant Headteachers to monitor.	£700.00   £50.00 for fuel for the minibus

 

Previous Year EYPP spend re 2018 Desired Outcome	Chosen action/approach	Staff lead	Resources	Estimated impact?  Did we meet the success criteria? Include impact on children not eligible for EYPP if appropriate.	Lessons learned (and whether we will continue with this approach)	Cost
Increased Communication and Language.	WellComm sessions with speech and language therapist on-site plus staff supporting in-school throughout the week by trained staff in WellComm.	Speech and Language Therapist plus staff members Links to school SENDCO	WellComm packs and room required	The children demonstrated through the year that their vocabulary increased.  This was highlighted through rag ratings moving from red to amber and amber to green.  No impact on non EYPP children as all children are screened.  EYPP children receive more 1.1 weekly sessions with the speech and language therapist if they score red or amber.	We intend to continue with this approach as we have two years data which has demonstrated that the additional speech and language sessions have increased vocabulary, communication and confidence in the EYPP children, some of which have English as additional language.	£7,600.00 EYPP £5,742.53 only received.  Additional funding from school grant to make up the shortfall.

 

Previous Year EYPP spend re 2018 Desired Outcome	Chosen action/approach	Staff lead	Resources	Estimated impact?  Did we meet the success criteria? Include impact on children not eligible for EYPP if appropriate.	Lessons learned (and whether we will continue with this approach)	Cost
Increased self-confidence and self-esteem.	In Harmony Sessions and additional In Harmony sessions given to EYPP children.	In Harmony musicians Links to school SENDCO	In Harmony room and basic musical instruments required	The children demonstrated throughout the year that their confidence and self-esteem increased.  This was noted through observations by the class teachers and the family workers, plus data evidence.  No impact on non EYPP children as all children experience In Harmony buy EYPP receive additional sessions.	We intend to continue with this approach as it is part of the In Harmony programme.  We will review groupings such as summer born boys or more able children.	£3,000.00 Funding sourced from the school budget as EYPP funding is limited.

 

Previous Year EYPP spend re 2018 Desired Outcome	Chosen action/approach	Staff lead	Resources	Estimated impact?  Did we meet the success criteria? Include impact on children not eligible for EYPP if appropriate.	Lessons learned (and whether we will continue with this approach)	Cost
Increased vocabulary and self-confidence.	Carpenter used to extend vocabulary and confidence through small group sessions. Educational visits chosen by school staff to extend vocabulary and confidence.			The children demonstrated through the year that they had gained vocabulary of the tools and materials they were using while making various constructions with wood.  Non EYPP children attended woodwork sessions with their class teacher or family worker.	We intend to continue this approach as observations from the staff have highlighted that the children’s confidence has grown and they are more able to select material and tools to construct various models. E.g. bird boxes, turbines etc.  We intend to further extend our educational visits and introduce yoga to children.	£750.00 Funding sourced from the school budget as EYPP funding is limited.