Welcome This meeting is being recorded PLEASE PUT YOUR MICROPHONE ON MUTE Early Years Schools Briefing 26th February 2024 8am and 4pm Microsoft Teams Cheryl McLean: Early Years Funding Co-ordinator Katherine Crossley: Early Years Project
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Welcome This meeting is being recorded PLEASE PUT YOUR MICROPHONE ON MUTE Early Years Schools Briefing 26th February 2024 8am and 4pm Microsoft Teams Cheryl McLean: Early Years Funding Co-ordinator
Katherine Crossley: Early Years Project Officer<br>
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Agenda New entitlements from April 2024 for working parents
Early years funding rates 2024/25
Accurate portal submissions
Questions/comments<br>
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New Entitlements Code required (to be dated the term before taking up the place) which mirrors the current 30 hours, this will be renamed the ‘working parent eligibility code’
April 2024
Working parents of 2yos (the term after they are 2) may be eligible for 15 hours funding. This is different to the current 2yo funding which remains the same but will be renamed the disadvantaged 2yo entitlement
September 2024
Working parents of children aged 9 – 23 months (term after 9 months) may be eligible for 15 hours funding. .
September 2025
Working parents of children aged 9 + months (the term after 9 months birthday) and above may be entitled to 30 hours funding<br>
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Early Years Funding 2024/25<br>
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Accurate Portal Claims Termly Portal Claim = Data Schools Funding Team use to make payments to schools
Submit ahead of deadline in order to pick up any potential queries.
The following should be included on your claim:
All nursery and F2/reception children within the specified Date Of Birth range
Parent/carer details if wishing to make an EYPP check<br>
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Accurate Portal Claims: Nursery Children – 2’s/Rising 3’s Must be eligible for either disadvantaged or working parent entitlement
Some schools self fund, but we advise you to check eligibility to receive funding you are entitled to
Disadvantaged 2 year old entitlement - Parents apply through Ask Lion and an eligibility letter will be issued.
Working Parent 2 year old entitlement – Parents apply via HMRC and are given a code (if eligible need to apply and check code ahead of term)
Children in this cohort could also be eligible for EYPP from April 2024, but can only receive this additional payment if they receive early years entitlements funding as well<br>
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Funding Examples Example of a 15 hour place on a 2 year old disadvantaged base rate;
Basic Hourly Rate without EYPP = £4,736.70(equivalent of £8.31 p/h)
Basic Hourly Rate with EYPP = £5,124.30 p/a
(equivalent of £8.99 p/h)<br>
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Funding Examples Example of a 15 hour place on a 2 year old working parent base rate;
Basic Hourly Rate without EYPP = £4,349.10(equivalent of £7.63 p/h)
Basic Hourly Rate with EYPP = £4,736.70 p/a
(equivalent of £8.31 p/h)<br>
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Accurate Portal Claims: Nursery Children – 3 and 4 year olds Universal 15 hours funding
All 3 and 4 year old children are entitled to 15 hours universal funding the term after their 3rd birthday
Working parent 30 hour funding
Some 3 and 4 children are eligible for 30 hours funding and a code from HMRC needs to be obtained the term before
The extended boxes will only open if there is a valid code i.e. it is in date and has an eligible from date the term before.<br>
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Accurate Portal Claims: EYPP/Deprivation Funding In order to check EYPP eligibility, parent/carer details need adding onto your headcount task
If a child is eligible, they will attract an additional 68p for (2 year olds) and an additional £1.68 (for 3 and 4’s) for EYPP
A deprivation supplement of £1 per child per hour is paid to 3 and 4 year old children who are eligible for EYPP<br>
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Funding Examples Example of a 15 hour place on a 3 & 4 year old base rate;
Basic Hourly Rate without EYPP or Deprivation Supplement = £2,941.20 p/a (equivalent of £5.16 p/h)
Basic Hourly Rate with EYPP & Deprivation Supplement = £3,898.80 p/a
(equivalent of £6.84 p/h)<br>
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Accurate Portal Claims: Reception/F2 children Any children that fall in Date Of Birth range who attend Reception/F2 need to be added
Only complete weeks, average hours per week and hours per term - Remove universal hours
Decline to give parent/carer details as not eligible for EYPP<br>
