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Wednesday 6 December 2017
1. Free Entitlement Spring Term Estimates – now open
The Online Provider
Portal (OPP) is open for you to submit Spring term estimates for Free Entitlement (FE) 2, 3 and 4 Year Olds: www.westsussex.gov.uk/ecsportal
*New YouTube video help guide available -
click here
to view* Our quick
and easy video guide explains how estimate payments work, and then shows you
how to submit your estimate claim via the OPP. We hope you find this useful and
welcome any feedback! Alternatively, you can use the Estimate help guide PDF
version.
The
deadline for estimate submissions is 13
December 2017. You must have submitted your estimate claims through the OPP
by this deadline in order to receive 70% of funding in advance of the Spring
term.
Please do not submit your actual data at this
time. If you do, this information will be overwritten and lost. We only require
estimate information at present and we will request your actuals data in due
course.
If
you have any questions, please email free.entitlement@westsussex.gov.uk or
phone the Family Information Service on 01243 777807.
2. Are parents you work with having difficulty
reconfirming for Extended Free Entitlement with HMRC?
The Department for
Education are advising if parents have any technical difficulties in
reconfirming codes, they should phone the HMRC helpline and insist that an ‘Incident Referral’ is raised. The HMRC helpline
number is 0300 1234 097
If you have any
questions, please email free.entitlement@westsussex.gov.uk or contact the Family Information
Service on 01243 777807 and ask to speak to the specialist team.
3. Call for Free Entitlement (FE) Parent Testimonials
Do you have a parent
with a story to tell?
Following the success
of a trial earlier in the term, we are now widening out the collection of
parent testimonials to all settings.
So far we have had
some heart-warming, motivating and enlightening stories from parents across
the county about how 2 year old, universal and extended FE has changed their
lives.
We are keen to hear
from you and as many parents as possible to hear their stories and their views
of FE. We would like to use these stories in real life advertising within West
Sussex so other parents can hear about FE from your parents.
This very
simple form is to help parents put in their own words what you, the FE provider
and FE in general means to them. All information will be anonomised before we
use it in any advertising.
If
you have any questions, please email free.entitlement@westsussex.gov.uk
or contact the Family Information Service on 01243 777807 and ask to speak to
the specialist team.
4. When is a toy not a toy?
With Christmas fast approaching the Sussex Community
NHS Foundation Trust Child Health Improvement Team would like you to share this important safety message with parents and carers to ensure a happy
and safe Christmas for children.
5. Cold weather alert
The Met Office have issued a Cold Weather Alert at
level 3 (action) (correct as of 1pm Wednesday). There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 0900 on Thursday 07 Dec and 0800 on Tuesday 12 Dec in parts of England.
If close due to weather, we ask that you report it to the Family Information Service -01243 777807 - 8am to 6pm - Monday to Friday
With winter arriving, make note of these useful contacts:
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November 2017 Newsletter |
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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