Transcript document - Early Years Home

Preparing for the additional 15
hours for eligible 3 & 4 Year olds
Briefing for Headteachers and Managers
February 2017
Background 1
• Early years funding: eligible 2YOs, EYPP, 15 hours
free universal and 15 hours for eligible 3&4 YOs
• Different eligibility criteria for 2 and 3&4 year olds
• Different government priorities [narrowing gaps for
disadvantaged children/ incentivising parents into
work]
• April 2017 introduction new EYSFF
• September 2017 roll out of additional 15 hours
• 15 hours- education or childcare? Combination?
Background 2
• Harrow’s Early Years Strategy
• 2016 CSA [Childcare Sufficiency Assessment]
• Cabinet report on new local EYFF and second
phase consultation document
Background 3
• Non-statutory age range but statutory guidance
for 0-5 provision
• Mixed economy [private, voluntary, independent
sector including child minders; before and after
school clubs [childcare?]; schools including MNS
[Hillview]
• In Harrow, we have no 2YOs in schools, and
most 3&4YOs go to schools
National Funding Formula
• Funding to LAs based on following formula
National Funding Formula
• Limited set of supplements capped at 10%
• Supplement for Ofsted Judgement and
Graduate Leadership no longer allowable
• Early Years Pupil Premium will continue
• New Disability Access Fund of £12.5m
equivalent to £615 per child per year to
support access to the free entitlements
• Legislation for LAs to set up SEN Inclusion
Fund for low level and emerging SEN
2016-18 Funding Comparisons
Factors
2016-17
2017-18
Funding available to providers through formula
£4.29
£4.52
Base Rate
Supplements
Maximum Funding Formula Funding
£3.60
£0.69
£4.29
£4.07
£0.45
£4.52
£0.05
£0.32
£0.09
£0.23
£0.05
Breakdown of supplements
- Deprivation (IDACI)
- Graduate Leadership
- Ofsted Good or Outstanding
- Flexibility
- Quality
Total Supplements at 10% of overall allocation
Maximum annual amount per child
£0.69
£0.20
£0.20
£0.45
£2,445.30
£2,578.41
Children with SEND - Changes in April 2017
• Disability access fund of £615 for children aged 3-4
in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA).
• Local authorities have to have an Inclusion Fund to
support 3-4 year olds with additional needs. The
DFE recommends that this fund is for ‘low level or
emerging SEN’ as high needs are covered by the
Education, Health and Care Plan.
• £522k available to be passed to providers
• Details must be published via the Local Offer by
April 2017.
Delivery
• ‘Up to’ additional 15 hours is optional [for both
parents and for settings]
• Flexible- can be delivered by one or more
providers [e.g. Schools, wrap around care, child
minders etc]
• Flexible- 38 weeks, 48 weeks etc[1140 hours in
total], from 6am to 8pm
• Additional 15 hours rate same as first 15 hours
• Providers paid monthly by September 2018
Additional charges
• Funding is for 30 hours provision of early
years education and care NOT:
– Consumable items such as drinks, meals,
nappies
– Additional services such as music lessons
and trips [not as a condition of the funding
entitlement]
15 additional hours
• Entitlement or eligibility?
Questions and comments
• To help organise the discussion and questions,
please sit in groups- which will be facilitated by
EY team members
• This will be followed by group feedback and an
open forum
• If you prefer to write comments or questions
please use the post-it notes
Useful contacts
• Childcare Works:
www.childcareworks.co.uk/
• Check foundation years for resources:
www.foundationyears.org.uk