New Funding Entitlements
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Timeline for Roll Out
More information will follow regarding the new entitlements as they are implemented but the roll out will be as follows:
- Up to 15 hours of funding for children aged 2 from 1st April 2024 (parents will be able to apply for their eligibility code from 2nd January 2024)
- Up to 15 hours of funding for children from 9 months from 1st September 2024 (parents will be able to apply for their eligibility code from the 12th May 2024)
- Up to 30 hours of funding available for all under 5’s from 1st September 2025
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Virtual Information Sessions
Planning for the new entitlements online sessions were held in October & November 2023. With the introduction of the new early years entitlements for working parents with younger children, there will be an increase in demand for more funded places. Providers will need to consider if they want to change the way in which they offer funding and may want to extend their hours or weeks, offer places for younger children, or change their sessional models.
We have included links to the presentations from these sessions below for information.
- Overview sessions – Impact of the new entitlements and considering change
- Financial sessions – understanding your income and expenditure and reviewing fees and charges
- Financial Planning Tool
- Modelling and additional charges – your offer of funded time and options with additional charges
- Monthly Payments
Parent information sessions
We will be running some online sessions for parents in the summer term to give an overview of the funding that is available, the eligibility criteria, how they need to apply for different funding streams and how a child can access funded time.
Details of the sessions will be included below once they have been confirmed.
- Communications