Annex E - Part 1 - Funding rates

The rates detailed within this section apply to the academic year 2024/25.

All providers will be paid at least the base rate and may qualify for one or more of the Supplements to be added to the base rate (see below).

Each Provider will therefore have a composite funding rate for 9-23  month olds, for 2 year olds and for 3 and 4 year olds (i.e., Base Rate plus Supplements where applicable). Details of this will be communicated to providers by the FEEE funding team.

Providers may qualify for Quality and/or Deprivation related supplements. The amounts will be determined by the Funding and Grants FEEE Team, on an annual basis, every Spring term and will apply for the following  summer, autumn, and spring terms. Subsequent changes to  circumstances, which affect the supplements, will only be considered, and applied from the summer term in the following year.

*Documentary evidence for the EYP/QTS staff qualification will need to be submitted annually, every spring term. The deprivation supplement will be determined by the funding team based on the spring term headcount each year.

• Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)
  Additional sum of money payable to childcare providers for qualifying FEEE children from families in receipt of certain benefits. The rate from April 2024 is £0.68 per hour per eligible child, for up to a maximum of 570 hours per year.
• Disability Access Fund (DAF)
  FEEE children in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) will be eligible for DAF which will be paid as a lump sum payment of £910.  Parents / carers can nominate one setting only to receive this funding. Find out how to apply for DAF
• Special Educational Needs Inclusion Funding (SENIF)
  Additional financial support payable, subject to availability and conditions, for FEEE children with SEND to enable settings to undertake essential training or offer more appropriate staff to child ratios. Please speak to your area SENCo for more information.