Important: changes to payment of Early Years Entitlement Funding

As previously communicated, we ran a monthly payments trial with a small number of providers in the Autumn term. This has proved successful so we will be implementing monthly payments for all funded providers from Spring term 2024.

If you weren’t able to attend one of the recent Monthly payment update sessions please refer to the presentation for more information.

Childminders / Out of School Providers:

You will receive an email week commencing 20th November, asking you to provide your estimated termly hours for spring for 2 year old funded / 3 & 4 year old funded children (as applicable). Please check junk/spam folders and contact eyef@devon.gov.uk if not received. Deadline for replies will be Friday 8th December 2023.

Group Based Providers / Academies (not Maintained Schools):

We will be calculating your monthly payments for spring based on 100% of the Autumn Headcount data. If you expect your numbers to be significantly higher or lower in spring, please email eyef@devon.gov.uk with the total number of hours for 2 year old funded children (if applicable) and 3 & 4 year old funded children for spring (1st January – 31st March) by Friday 8th December 2023.

Maintained Schools:

Your payments will continue to be processed at the end of the funding period.

Monthly payments for spring will be made in three equal instalments at the beginning of January, February & March. If your headcount claim for spring is more than the monthly payments made you will receive a balancing payment in March. If it is less, any overpayment will be deducted from the next payment you would be due to receive from Devon County Council.