Local authority capacity support funding
Guidance for local authorities on the local authority capacity support funding for school-age childcare.
Applies to England
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The Department for Education (DfE) is providing local authorities with £12.9 million of additional funding in the 2026 to 2027 financial year to support their capacity to deliver a sufficient and sustainable school-age childcare system.
The guidance sets out DfE’s expectations on how local authorities should use this funding to support the delivery and sustainability of school-age childcare through:
- supporting the national rollout of free breakfast clubs
- fostering links between holiday childcare and the holiday activities and food programme (HAF)
The local authority capacity support support funding is in addition to HAF administration funding.
Updates to this page
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Updated as MHCLG will publish the grant determination letter for the children, youth and families grant in April 2026. Added link to final local government finance settlement.
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First published.
Update history
2026-02-20 14:24
Updated as MHCLG will publish the grant determination letter for the children, youth and families grant in April 2026. Added link to final local government finance settlement.
2025-12-17 16:02
First published.