Summer 2024 Claim Period
1 April to 31 August 2024
Estimates
The deadline is 17 May 2024
Actuals
The initial deadline is 17 May 2024
Eligibility and Age Range
2-year-olds
1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 | 3- and 4-year-olds
1 April 2019 to 31 March 2021 |
Documentation
Claim period documentation can be downloaded via the links in the Finance Newsletter or Early years funding webpage
Recommended Hours
The Local Authority will recommend a maximum number of hours that can be claimed for a child. This recommendation will depend on the child's date of birth (cycle of eligibility) and whether the entitlement is taken term time only or is stretched.
The actual number of hours to claim will be based on the child's pattern of attendance.
Where a family choose to take less hours or the pattern of attendance is less than the recommendation, it is possible within the same cycle of eligibility to claim the unused hours later provided –
- the national criteria is met
- where applicable a 30-hour eligibility code is valid
- it has not been necessary to pro rata the entitlement
Claims will be adjusted by the Local Authority where the national criteria is not followed. This includes where a claim exceeds the maximum weekly and/or annual hours.
Please remember that where families decide to access the entitlement with two or more providers, the national criteria must be met too.
The following table indicates the maximum hours recommended for a
Term Time offer -
FUNDED ENTITLEMENTS Up to 15 HOURS per week* with a the maximum of 570 hours per eligibility cycle Child Born: January to March
Claim Period - ① 192 hours ② 213 hours ③ 165 hours
Child Born: September to December
Claim Period - ① 165 hours ② 192 hours ③ 213 hours
Child Born: April to March
Claim Period - ① 213 hours ② 165 hours ③ 192 hours
| WORKING PARENT ENTITLEMENT - 3 & 4 year olds Up to 30 HOURS per week* with a maximum of 1140 hours per eligibility cycle
Child Born: January to March
Claim Period - ① 384 hours ② 426 hours ③ 330 hours
Child Born: September to December
Claim Period - ① 330 hours ② 384 hours ③ 426 hours
Child Born: April to March
Claim Period - ① 426 hours ② 330 hours ③ 384 hours
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* Maximum weekly hours will be less if entitlement is stretched over more than 38 weeks of the year.
To calculate the maximum hours available for a Stretched offer -
- Divide 1140 or 570 by the total number of weeks funding is offered in a year [A]
- Multiply [A] with the number of weeks funding is offered this claim period
Early Years Payments
Providers will receive Early Education payments on or by 7th of each month and will be based on -
Estimates
Actuals
- June - 20%
- July - 20%
- August - Balance
* option to opt out and receive 80%
Successful SENIF applications will be paid w/c 17 June 2024
New and Amendments to bank or contact details
Please ensure a Provider Funding Update Form is completed to confirm
- new/amendments to bank details
- contact details