Annex E - Part 3 - Delivery models for FEEE places
Standard term time (38 week) model
15 or 30 hours (dependent on eligibility of the child) per week for 38 weeks per year. This equates to a maximum of 570 hours (15-hour entitlement) or 1140 hours (30-hour entitlement).
| Term | Maximum weeks | Maximum hours 15 hour entitlement |
Maximum hours |
| Autumn 2024 | 15 | 225 | 450 |
| Spring 2025 | 13 | 195 | 390 |
| Summer 2025 | 10 | 150 | 300 |
| Total | 38 | 570 | 1140 |
For Private, Voluntary and Independent (PVI) providers and Childminders the exact term-time funded dates for the academic year 2024/25 are as follows:
| Term | Part term | Term time funded dates | Rounded weeks for funding purposes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn 2024* |
i ii |
Monday 2 September to Friday 2024 Monday 28 October to Friday 20 December 2024 |
15 |
| Spring 2025 |
ii iii |
Monday 6 January to Friday 14 February 2025 Monday 24 February to Friday 11 April 2025 |
13 |
| Summer 2025 |
v vi |
Monday 28 April to Friday 23 May 2025** Monday 2 June to Friday 11 July 2025 |
10 |
* the week of 26 to 30 August 2024 is NOT a funded week for the ‘term-time’ model
** Except Bank Holiday Monday 5 May 2025
Please note:
- Weeks for the whole Academic Year 2024/25 are 38 weeks.
- As per the dates above, PVI providers and Childminders will NOT be funded for the first week of the school term in the academic year 2024/25 i.e. week beginning Monday 26 to Friday 30 August 2024.
- This is because the Local Authority can only fund providers for a maximum of 38 weeks in an academic year.
- The numbers of weeks for funding purposes are rounded up and there is no requirement for providers to offer alternative sessions for Bank Holidays. However, providers can choose to, and are encouraged to, offer alternative sessions where possible to make-up for the hours.
- PVI providers and Childminders should inform all parents of the funded dates for 2024/25 and highlight that the week beginning Monday 26 to Friday 30 August 2024 will not be a funded week for children who are expected to be funded on a term time basis in the Autumn Term 2024.
- PVI providers and Childminders who are open term-time only, and mainly deliver funded places, will have to take this into account when planning the working weeks/hours for staff members or childminder assistants and inform them of this.
Stretched offer models
Providers can choose to offer either the 51 week or the 48 week stretched offer models.
51 week per year model
190 or 380 hours per term (dependent on eligibility of the child) with three equal terms of 17 weeks each.
| Term | Number of weeks | Total hours per term (15 hours entitlement) |
Total hours per term (30 hours entitlement) |
| Autumn 2024 | 17 | 190 | 380 |
| Spring 2025 | 17 | 190 | 380 |
| Summer 2025 | 17 | 190 | 380 |
| Total | 51 | 570 | 1140 |
48 week per year model
190 or 380 hours per term (dependent on eligibility of the child) with three equal terms of 16 weeks each.
| Term | Number of weeks | Total hours per term (15 hours entitlement) |
Total hours per term (30 hours entitlement) |
| Autumn 2024 | 16 | 190 | 380 |
| Spring 2025 | 16 | 190 | 380 |
| Summer 2025 | 16 | 190 | 380 |
| Total | 48 | 570 | 1140 |
Please note:
Providers can choose to offer the term-time model only, or one of the stretched offer models only, or they can offer both the term-time model and one of the stretched offer models.
A child can access a term time model or stretched offer model at more than one Provider. This is known as a ‘blended offer’ between the providers. However, both Providers must offer the same model for the child i.e., the term time model or the same stretched offer model (i.e., either the 51 week or the 48 week model).
Leicester City Council supports three models that Providers can choose to use to deliver their FEEE places.