Early Years and Childcare Special Newsletter
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Friday 21 June 2024
As a provider of Early Years Funded Entitlement (EYFE) in West Sussex, your input is invaluable as we explore potential enhancements to payment options. We invite all providers of EYFE in West Sussex to share their perspectives on three possible options for receiving EYFE funding.
The initial consultation includes:
- a briefing document detailing the three proposed options,
- a Payment Schedules Modelling tool, which allows you to input an estimate of your typical yearly EYFE claims to see how this would be paid via each proposed option, and
- a survey, seeking your feedback on each of the options and an opportunity to express an interest to participate in focus groups or a pilot group.
These can be found on our Early Years Funded Entitlement – Payment Consultation YourVoice page.
As part of the survey we invite you to share your views on the advantages and challenges associated with each proposed option. This is not a vote for each proposal. Your perspectives will help us better understand how changes to payment timings may impact EYFE providers across the county, and influence and shape any changes to payment options. This initial consultation will not determine payment options moving forward, as we anticipate needing to consult with you further.
We have tried to keep the survey as short as possible but encourage you to fully consider all proposed options and provide as much information as you can on the impact these would have on your provision (both good and bad).
The survey is now open and will close at 11:55pm on Friday 2 August 2024. Participation is not mandatory but is encouraged. We will share the outcome of the consultation with you in September 2024, and a further consultation is planned to take place in October 2024.
We appreciate your time and effort and thank you for your participation.
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