{"id":18780,"date":"2025-10-09T09:53:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T08:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/?p=18780"},"modified":"2025-10-09T09:53:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T08:53:57","slug":"wraparound-childcare-funding-for-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wraparound-childcare-funding-for-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Wraparound childcare funding for schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>An opportunity for schools<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re thrilled to share an exciting opportunity for your school to access wraparound childcare funding \u2014 and it\u2019s one you won\u2019t want to miss!<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s ambition is for all families with primary-aged children (Reception to Year 6) to be able to access childcare from 8am to 6pm, five days a week. Devon has been awarded over \u00a33.5 million to support schools, childminders, and providers in creating or expanding wraparound childcare.<\/p>\n<h3>Why this matters<\/h3>\n<p>This funding helps reduce financial risk for providers, giving parents confidence in reliable childcare and enabling them to work full-time, increase hours, or return to training.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s new? Partial hours funding<\/h3>\n<p>Recognising the challenges of offering full 10-hour wraparound care, especially for smaller or rural schools, the DfE now allows funding for partial hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To qualify:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Breakfast clubs must run at least 30 minutes before the school day<\/li>\n<li>After-school clubs must run at least 90 minutes after the school day<\/li>\n<li>Provision must run at least 3 days a week, both before and after school<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How much funding could you get?<\/h3>\n<p>Examples of funding available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Approx .\u00a316,500 for creating 7.5 hours of new childcare per week (e.g. 2.5 hours\/day x 3 days)<\/li>\n<li>Approx. \u00a337,000 for creating 17.5 hours of new childcare per week (e.g. 3.5 hours\/day x 5 days)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Additional funding available<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Up to \u00a31,350 start-up grant for training, resources, and registration costs<\/li>\n<li>\u00a3200 per new place created for schools already offering wraparound care but want to increase your numbers<\/li>\n<li>Support funding to help existing providers move toward viability, or apply for extra staffing for SEND support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Funding should:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Meet the needs of local families based on demand<\/li>\n<li>Increase availability of places through new or expanded provision<\/li>\n<li>Ensure consistent availability throughout term-time<\/li>\n<li>Not reduce funding for full wraparound places<\/li>\n<li>Serve as a bridge to full wraparound provision<\/li>\n<li>Be available at least 3 days per week, before and after school<\/li>\n<li>Allow flexibility in delivery, including different providers and locations<\/li>\n<li>Allow exceptions for special schools with shorter hours or fewer days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Delivery options<\/h3>\n<p>Childcare can be delivered on or off the school site. Schools not in a position to run the childcare themselves can invite private providers through an expression of interest process.<\/p>\n<h3>Timescales<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Funding is available for up to five terms, with a review after the first year<\/li>\n<li>All funded childcare\u00a0<strong>must start before 31st March 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to apply<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Applications are simple. Speak to your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/for-providers\/early-years-and-childcare-adviser-contacts\/\">Early Years and Childcare Advisor<\/a>\u00a0for support<\/li>\n<li>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/for-providers\/wrap-around-childcare\/\">Wraparound childcare \u2013 Information for childcare providers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Contact: Tania Skinner \u2013 Wraparound Programme Lead, email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:educate.earlyyearswraparound-mailbox@devon.gov.uk\">educate.earlyyearswraparound-mailbox@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out about this exciting opportunity for your school to access wraparound childcare funding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-updates"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-25 23:56:43","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18780"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18782,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18780\/revisions\/18782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}