Funded early education administration
FEEE related resources for use by the childcare sector in Leicester City.
Administration resources for childcare professionals. Childcare providers should refer to the information within this section when delivering the funded early education entitlement.
- Updates to the Early Years Provider Agreement
- Early years provider agreement
- Parental declaration form
- Annex C - Controller to controller agreement
- Annex D (i) - FEEE Compliance process
- Annex D (ii) - Finance auditing processes and supplementary information and guidance
- Annex E - FEEE rates, funding timelines, payment dates and delivery models for funded places
- Notification of stretched and extended entitlement
- Frequently asked questions about charging (DfE PDF)
FEEE data and payment schedule - Autumn 2025
| Task | Date |
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Estimate payments for group-care settings:
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From W/C 1 September 2025 |
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Estimate payments for childminders: |
From W/C 1 September 2025 |
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Submit data for new cohorts
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15 September 2025 23:59hrs |
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Autumn estimate 2025 payments
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From W/E 26 September 2025 |
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Estimate payments for childminders - Payment 2 (All cohorts) |
From W/C 6 October 2025 |
| Provider’s deadline to submit Autumn 2025 data | 27 October 2025 23:59hrs |
| Childminders can submit data for Spring 2026 estimate payments | From 3 November 2025 |
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Autumn adjustment 2025 payments |
From W/C 8 December 2025 |
| Deadline for childminders to submit data for Spring 2026 | 8 December 2025 23:59hrs |
| Portal opens for Spring data for 7 weeks | From 24 December 2025 |