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Wednesday 29 November 2017
1. 30 Hours Delivery Support Fund
The Department for Education
(DfE) has developed a Delivery Support Fund (DSF) to support Local Authorities
(LA) to deliver sufficient 30 hours places.
The funding
West Sussex will receive depends on an application form which we must submit by
15 December 2017.
There is no
minimum or upper limit for grant awards; however we have been informed that no
LA is expected to be awarded more than £70,000 in total.
The
guidance for this is found here: https://www.foundationyears.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/30Hours-Delivery-Support-Fund-Bid-Guidance.docx
Any funding
we are awarded must support the delivery of 30 hours and be spent by 31 August
2018.
Please see
the attachment for guidance from the DfE on the types of work that will be
considered for funding.
To ensure that this funding benefits
providers as much as possible, we need your feedback on how to do this. This
will ensure that we can use the funding to support providers across West Sussex
the most.
If
you have any thoughts on what we should include in our application and how we
can best use this funding, please email Katie.crompton@westsussex.gov.uk by
5pm on Monday 4 December.
Attachments: Delivery Support Funding
2. New ‘Discover…Free Entitlement’ leaflet available
The ‘Discover… Free
Entitlement’ leaflet has been updated and now covers Extended Free Entitlement
(FE) and Tax Free Childcare.
As you’re aware, this
leaflet is aimed as a guide for parents and carers about the Free Entitlement
for 2, 3 and 4 year olds. As part of the Free Entitlement Provider Declaration
you are expected to provide parent/carers with a copy of this leaflet.
The
new leaflet is available to collect from your nearest
Children and Family Centre. Please call your nearest centre
prior to collecting.
You can also find a
copy of the new FE leaflet on our webpage under ‘Additional scheme documents’: www.westsussex.gov.uk/ecsfreeentitlement
For further
information regarding the Free Entitlement scheme please visit our webpage or
email free.entitlement@westsussex.gov.uk.
3. HMRC update: reconfirming 30 hours eligibility
Some
parents are experiencing technical issues when trying to reconfirm their
eligibility through the HMRC childcare service. HMRC are aware and are keen to
resolve this as a high priority to ensure parents eligibility continues.
Parents
experiencing technical issues must
contact HMRC. Part of the solution may be for HMRC to delete these childcare
accounts from the system. In these cases, HMRC will then contact the parents
directly, asking them to re-apply through the childcare service. This means the
parent will then receive a new childcare account and a new 30 hours eligibility
code.
The 30
hours codes that have been used by parents to secure an autumn-term place
continue to be valid. To continue a 30 hours place after the old code expires,
the affected parents will need to get their new 30 hours code before the old
code’s validity end date.
Key Points
- Parents who don’t reconfirm (or
reapply) before the deadline 31.12.17 will not receive Extended Free Entitlement
funding in Spring term 2018
- Parent should always contact the
helpline on 0300 1234097 if they experience any issues to ensure they do not
lose their place
-
Some parents will receive new codes
– you need to
submit the new code on Headcount Actuals.
If
you have any questions regarding this please contact the Family Information
Service by email at free.entitlement@westsussex.gov.uk
4. Health Protection Guidance in schools and other childcare
facilities
Please see information
circulated on behalf of colleagues at Public Health England (PHE).
New guidance on health
protection in schools and other childcare facilities has been published on PHE
website at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-protection-in-schools-and-other-childcare-facilities
It is aimed
at the operators and give advice on:
- Introduction
and infections in childcare settings
- Prevention
and control
- What
to do if you suspect an outbreak
- Immunisation
- Cleaning
the environment
- Staff
health
- Pets
and animal contact
- Managing
specific infectious diseases
- Exclusions
- D&V
outbreak action checklist
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Upcoming Key Dates
Date What's Happening?
30/11 - 6/12 (am) Online Provider Portal (OPP) is unavailable due to upgrade
06/12/17 FE Spring Estimates Open
13/12/17 FE Spring Estimates Close
WC 18/12/17 FE Spring Estimate payments due
Previously on the Weekly Broadcast
Below is a list of headlines from recent broadcasts. Click on the date to view a copy:
Wednesday 22 November 2017
- Online Provider Portal – Planned Maintenance
- Early Years and Childcare Business Conference. Save the Date. Saturday
17 March 2018
- Potential Scam - Safety Guide Services
- Eat Better, Start Better
Wednesday 15 November 2017
- Bognor Regis Nursery School Conference 2018
- Free Entitlement (FE) Autumn term payments
- Inclusion funding Autumn term payments
- Making Sense of It All
- National Safeguarding Week
- Online Provider Portal Workshops
- Support for childminders from HMRC
- Termly childcare provider updates
Wednesday 8 November 2017
- Have your parents reconfirmed their eligibility for Extended Free Entitlement (FE)?
- The proposed expansion of primary and secondary schools in West Sussex from September 2019
- Free Safeguarding Children Online Training
- Mind Coastal West Sussex Mental Health and Resilience Training Programme
Wednesday 1 November 2017
- Settings offering Extended FE
- Change of email address for the Crawley Hub
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