Early Childhood Service Weekly Broadcast

Early Childhood Service Weekly Broadcast

Part of Integrated Prevention and Earliest Help (IPEH)

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Wednesday 26 July 2017


1. FE Frequently Asked Questions

There was a article in last week’s weekly broadcast about Frequently Asked Questions for settings delivering Free Entitlement.  Unfortunately, the link provided didn’t work.

Please see a corrected link to the Setting FAQs here. Apologies for any inconvenience caused by this. 


2. Information from HMRC - How parents who’ve applied for 30 hours already can re-access their account.

The HMRC call centre has been receiving high numbers of calls from parents who have applied for 30 hours free childcare and/or Tax-Free Childcare through the childcare service, but cannot recall how to access their account – and get their eligibility code.

Please share the information attached with any parents who are having difficulty finding their code after successful application.

If you have any queries regarding anything in this broadcast please contact the Family Information Service by phoning 01243 777807 or send us an email to free.entitlement@westsussex.gov.uk

Attachments: HMRC - How parents can access the childcare service


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Previously on the Weekly Broadcast

Forgotten to action a broadcast item? You can’t remember which Broadcast the information was in? Below is a list of headlines from the previous 4 weeks' Weekly Broadcasts. If you would like a copy of a previous broadcast please click on the hyperlinks below. 

Wednesday 19th July 2017

  • URGENT: Eligibility Codes for 30 hours (FE PROVIDERS ONLY)
  • Updated Operational Guidance (FE PROVIDERS ONLY)
  • Free Entitlement (FE) – Frequently Asked Questions
  • Baby Buddy - Raise the Awareness!
  • Let’s get moving shall we?
  • Please help improve our Stay Well this Winter advice

Wednesday 12 July 2017

  • Deadline Today - Free Entitlement Autumn Term Estimates reminder (FE Providers Only)
  • 30 hours Promotional Materials 
  • Supervised Contact Vacancies
  • Childcare Providers Survey
  • Autumn Term Training Schedule
  • Makaton Foundation Workshop for Professionals

Wednesday 5 July 2017

  • (FE PROVIDERS ONLY) Provider Declaration 2017/2019 – existing FE providers only
  • (FE PROVIDERS ONLY) Free Entitlement Autumn Term Estimates reminder
  • (FE PROVIDERS ONLY) Free Entitlement for 2 Year Olds
  • Guidance on effective child dental health interventions 
  • SEND Newsletter

Wednesday 28 June 2017

  • Free Entitlement Autumn Term Estimates reminder
  • IPEH Stakeholder Newsletter