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To offer government funded places, providers must sign up to Peterborough's Provider Agreement.
Please contact laura.adams@peterborough.gov.uk for your agreement and for more information.
Once we have received your signed agreement, Hannah Oliviero (Settings Finance Officer) will begin the process to get your payment details set up, and provide instructions and support with claiming.
All funding queries should be directed to nurseryeducationfunding@peterborough.gov.uk.
The city council pays childcare providers to deliver the funded early education entitlement (FEEE) to children.
The amount paid is determined by the Early Years National Funding Formula (EYNFF) in line with government regulations. It is designed to improve fairness and transparency in the way that funding is allocated to local authorities and subsequently to providers.
In Peterborough, this is made up of a universal hourly base rate, a deprivation supplement (children living in the 30 percent most deprived areas qualify) and a flexibility supplement (for settings meeting criteria).
Funding rates
Funding hourly rates effective from 1 April 2024 for all provider types are as follows:
| Hourly base rate | |
| Under 2's | £10.96 |
| Two-year-olds | £8.02 |
| Three and four-year-olds | £5.41 |
EYNFF supplements effective from 1 April 2024:
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Flexibility supplement - 3 & 4-year-olds only |
£0.49 per hour where a setting is operating as detailed below:
Or;
In addition to meeting the criteria above, children must regularly be attending the provider each week the provider declares itself open and at the very beginning and end of each day. They must also be able to access continually through the day during opening hours, with no closure at lunch. The Provider should also actively promote the stretch entitlement to families accessing the provision. This will be audited during the year by the local authority. |
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Deprivation supplement - payable for all entitlements where child meets criteria |
£0.25 per hour per child if residence postcode is within 30 percent most deprived areas of the country based as designated by IDACI (Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index) |
What is Early Years Pupil Premium?
The government introduced an Early Years Pupil Premium for qualifying children accessing their funded entitlements. The purpose of this funding is to support settings in narrowing the attainment gap between the least and most deprived families in the country.
Funding rate for EYPP
EYPP is paid at a national rate of £0.68 per funded hour, per child, on top of their funding hourly rate. This equates to an additional £387.60 for a child receiving the full 570 hour entitlement.
There are no conditions from the government about how additional income generated by EYPP is spent. However, it is the expectation that providers should demonstrate commitment to improving the quality of early years provision for their disadvantaged children. Providers will be held to account for the quality of the early years education that they provide to disadvantaged children through Ofsted inspection.
Qualifying criteria
To be eligible for EYPP, the child's parent/carer must be receiving one or more of the following benefits:
- Income Support
- Income based Job Seekers Allowance
- Income related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guarantee element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided they are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for 4 weeks after the parent/carer no longer qualifies for Working Tax Credit.
- Universal Credit (provided household income is below £7,400 a year after tax, excluding any benefits)
Or the child:
- Has been looked after by the local authority by at least one day
- Has been adopted from care
- Has left care through special guardianship
- Is subject to a child arrangement order
Checking a child's eligibility for EYPP
The Parent and Provider Agreement form allows Providers to collect the relevant information and consent from parent/carers to submit their details for eligibility checks.
Providers will be required to complete their EYPP Eligibility Checker on the Wizard Provider Portal with the following information for EYPP checks to take place:
- Parent surname
- Parent forename
- Parent date of birth
- Parent National Insurance Number or National Asylum Support Service (NASS) reference
- Child’s forename
- Child’s surname.
The results will be immediate as there is a direct link with the Government Eligibility Checking Service system. If the check was successful, the result will display as ‘Found and Eligible’ and the system will generate a code that will link to the child and generate the EYPP funding at headcount. A list of eligible checks will also be in the ‘EYPP Entitlement Summary’ section on your portal.
Please note the EYPP Checker is for economic (i.e. benefits related) eligibility checks only. If the child qualifies due to adoption, special guardianship, child arrangement order or they are a looked after child, please contact nurseryeducationfunding@peterborough.gov.uk in the first instance.
Recent changes to EYPP mean that there is no longer a requirement to re-check EYPP status annually. This means that once EYPP eligibility is awarded, it remains in place for the duration of the child’s funded entitlement and you do not need to submit details again for rechecking.
What is DAF?
The Disability Access Fund (DAF) is available to support providers to make reasonable adjustments to their settings and/or help with building capacity for the eligible child or for the benefit of children as a whole attending the setting.
This consists of an annual allocation of £910 (from 1 April 2024). Only one annual allocation of DAF can be made for each child. If the child is splitting their hours across more than one setting, the parent/carer will need to nominate the main setting to receive the DAF through the Parent/Carer and Provider Agreement.
Who is eligible for DAF?
DAF covers eligible children accessing all funded entitlements. Children must be receiving their funded entitlement and be in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to qualify. Settings must have seen and uploaded a copy of the child’s DLA award letter. The child does not have to be taking up the full entitlement to access DAF.
How can I claim DAF?
To access this funding, use the ‘DAF Claim’ link in your Wizard Provider portal. You will be asked to input the child’s details and upload the DAF evidence (DWP letter confirming DLA).
A parent and provider agreement must be signed for each funded child accessing your setting, before funding commences. Parent and provider agreement forms will be checked when you have an audit with the Settings Finance Officer.
The Settings Finance Team have produced guidance to support you with making funding claims and submitting eligibility checks.
Please email nurseryeducationfunding@peterborough.gov.uk if you require additional support or further training.
The Year Planner 2024 is available to show you the maximum hours available to claim in each funding period/term.
