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Wednesday 10 October 2018
1. Autumn term actuals - Online Provider Portal re-open
for checks (10-12 October) - FE only
Thank you for submitting your Free
Entitlement (FE) actuals, Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) and Disability
Access Fund (DAF) claims for the Autumn term.
The Online Provider Portal (OPP) has re-opened for you to
check your claims are correct prior to payments. The deadline for this check is
midnight Friday 12 October.
Please note: We
are still processing a small number of submissions. If any children have ‘Edit
Pending, Submitted’ against them as mentioned in step 17 of the guidance, we
have received your original submission but have not yet accepted it into our
system. There is no need to contact us
about this and if you need to make a change to the submission, follow the
guidance to make the required changes to the record as normal.
Please check the
following:
- All children no longer claiming FE with you have been deleted. If not, request deletion.
-
No children with zero hours left on your headcount.
- All
eligible children who were in attendance
during headcount week only (w/c 17 September) are present and correct,
including their personal details. If they were not in attendance during
headcount week – remove them from this headcount and submit a
Post-Headcount/Exceptional Payment request.
- All
children have the correct number of weeks and correct number of weekly
universal and extended hours as attended during headcount week.
- All
EYPP information is present and correct.
- DAF
claims are still being processed, once DAF checks are complete payment will
show as an adjustment.
WARNING: If you need to correct any extended hours, please note
you will be required to carry out a “30 hours free childcare check” on the code
again. This could result in a change in eligibility status and/or key validity
dates which in turn may delay payments.
Payment is due for
release at any point during the week
commencing 22 October. Please note it may take 3-5 working days for the payment
to appear in your account.
If
you have any queries please contact the Family Information Service by email free.entitlement@westsussex.gov.uk
2. Supporting potentially vulnerable families using the
Family Service Directory
You may have already
used our Family Service Directory (FSD) to search for family
activities or support services for yourself, or families you are working with,
but we’re pleased to announce a new addition to the FSD search facility.
You can now use the
‘Professionals’ tile to search for support services and activities using the
indicators in the Children’s Learning and Well-Being Audit (CLaWBA).
So, if you’ve
identified a family as being potentially vulnerable due to one or more CLaWBA indicators,
you can use the website to search for services that may be able to offer the
family support. Whether it’s opening up opportunities for a wider variety of
play experiences, or offering the family support following a bereavement, the
FSD may have details of a service that can help.
Please note: the
FSD should be used as a guide, and professionals should conduct their own
research into services to confirm the suitability for families.
Are you interested in helping
with the continuous improvement of information, advice and support to children
and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and
their parent carers?
Are you
interested in contributing towards ensuring that these families receive the
information, advice and support that they need?
Find
out about the SENDIAS project, and what’s happening in West Sussex right now on
the Local
Offer website.
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Upcoming Key Dates
Date What's happening?
10/10/18-12/10/18 Online Provider Portal (OPP) re-opens to check submissions
w/c 22/10/18 FE Actuals and Inclusion payments due
w/c 01/11/18 SENCo/INCo Networks begin (see here for dates)
Previously on the weekly broadcast
Below is a list of headlines from recent broadcasts. Click on the date to view a copy:
Wednesday 3 October 2018
- Children Starting School in September 2019
- LAST CHANCE TO APPLY: Extended Free Entitlement Awards 2018
- Makaton Foundation Workshop for Professionals
Wednesday 26 September 2018
- Autumn term Free Entitlement actuals – final reminder
- Ofsted webinars for Childminders and committee members
- Bognor Regis Nursery School Helicopter Story training
- Stoptober 2018
- Developing Emotional Health and Wellbeing in Early Years – 2019 Early Years and Childcare Conference
- Extended Free Entitlement Awards 2018
Wednesday 19 September 2018
- Autumn Term Free Entitlement Actuals and 30 Hour Codes
- Extended Free Entitlement Awards 2018
- Solihull Approach – For All
- Book now! Introduction to Children’s Learning and Wellbeing Audit (CLaWBA)
- Make our website a ‘Favourite’ today
- Early Years Equipment Sale
- Stoptober 2018
Wednesday 12 September 2018
- Bognor Regis Nursery School Helicopter Story training
- Cross border inclusion funding arrangements
- Disability Access Fund – Autumn term claims
- Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) Autumn term claims
- Makaton Foundation Workshop for Professionals
- SEND questionnaire
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