Oxfordshire County Council

Early Years Revenue Grants

Revenue grants from Oxfordshire County Council for schools, early years and childcare settings and Academy Trusts in Oxfordshire, to make sure there are enough childcare places, including for children with SEND. A project must meet at least two of the council's criteria (such as extra places where there is a shortfall, SEND support, or start-up of out-of-school provision); providers in areas with an identified sufficiency gap are prioritised. You start by emailing a brief outline of your proposal; no amounts are published.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: Amount not specified; no fixed round
Deadline: Rolling; apply any time
Effort: Light; short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

Schools, early years and childcare settings and Academy Trusts in Oxfordshire interested in expanding their early years and childcare offer
A project must meet at least two of the listed criteria; providers that meet the key criteria in areas where the council has identified a sufficiency gap are prioritised (in 2026 the highest concerns were for 9-23 month and 2 year old places in Abingdon, Banbury, Bicester, Didcot, Oxford City, Thame and Woodstock and their surrounds)
Sustainability funding for providers at risk of closure is by invitation

What it funds

Projects meeting at least two of the following criteria:

The project will pay for additional resources to support a child with SEND
The project will build capacity to deliver the entitlements to children with SEND
The provider is offering a place a term before a refugee child is eligible under the 2 year old, universal or extended entitlements
The project will provide additional places for universal/extended 3-4 year olds in areas where there is an identified shortfall
The project will provide additional places for the new working parent entitlements 9 months - 3 year olds in areas where there is an identified shortfall
Start up funding for out of school provision where a provider can demonstrate a need
Provider at risk of closure invited to apply for sustainability funding
Is newly registered or judged good or outstanding by Ofsted

How to apply

Email a brief outline of your proposal to earlyeducationupdates@oxfordshire.gov.uk

the same page describes the School-Based Nursery capital grant Phase 3; that is a council-led bid to the DfE, whose expressions of interest were reviewed in June-July 2026 and submitted in September 2026, so it is not open.

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