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Weekly broadcast for Early Years and Childcare settings from the Integrated Prevention and Earliest Help Service.

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Wednesday 3 July 2019

Free Entitlement Autumn Term estimates – reminder

A reminder that the Online Provider Portal (OPP) is open for you to submit your Autumn term estimates for Free Entitlement (FE) 2, 3 and 4 Year Olds: www.westsussex.gov.uk/ecsportal

Headcount Day for Autumn term is 19 September 2019.

The deadline for estimate submissions is Friday 5 July 2019.

Help and guidance:

Click here to view our quick and easy Estimate video guide, alternatively, you can refer to the Estimate help guide PDF version.

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.

Latest newsletters

(click on the links below to view newsletters)

West Sussex Early Years Training Programme Newsletter Updated 03 July 2019 Headline Article: Five to Thrive courses - new dates now open

Children, Young People and Families (IPEH) Stakeholder Newsletter Updated 25 June 2019

West Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership Newsletter Updated May 2019

SEND Newsletter (quarterly) Updated June 2019

Upcoming Key Dates

Date                 What's happening?

05/07/19           FE Autumn estimates deadline

w/c 15/07/19     FE Autumn estimates payments due to be released

Previously on the weekly broadcast

Wednesday 26 June

• Summer term Free Entitlement and Inclusion Payments
• Reminder - Planned Online Provider Portal Maintenance
• We need your feedback – Transition Events
• Sleep Game

Wednesday 19 June

• Free Entitlement Autumn Term estimates – now open
• Important - Online Provider Portal Planned Maintenance
• Summer term Free Entitlement Payments

Wednesday 12 June

• Free Entitlement Autumn Term estimates – advance notice
• Early Years pack-away venue available

Wednesday 5 June

• Publication of the revised Ofsted Inspection Framework
• Inclusion Funding
• Revised Early Years Foundation Stage - Consultation
• Transition Events – please provide your feedback

Please do NOT reply to this broadcast. If you have any queries with the broadcast email IPEH.Central@westsussex.gov.uk

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Central Operations Team

Integrated Prevention and Earliest Help Service (IPEH)
First Floor, The Grange, County Hall, Chichester, PO19 1RG
www.westsussex.gov.uk/earlyyearsandchildcare

01243 777807  |  family.info.service@westsussex.gov.uk