Purpose

Determination of the formula to be used to
allocate the Early Years block of the Dedicated Schools Grant,
including the hourly funding rates to be paid to all Funded Early
Education Entitlement (FEEE) childcare provider.

Content

The Director of
Children and Families approved the breakdown of the Funded Early
Education Entitlement for eligible children aged 9 – 23
months (from September 2024):
£10.67 base rate paid to all providers (new for
2024/25)
£ 0.32 centrally retained services (new for
2024/25)
£ 0.10 deprivation supplement (new for 2024/25)
£ 0.09 SENDIF (new for
2024/25)
£11.18 funding allocated to the
local authority from the DfE
 
The
Director of Children & Families approved the breakdown of the
Funded Early Education Entitlement for eligible children aged 2
years old (from April 2024):
£ 7.78 base rate paid to all providers (up £1.91
from April 2023)
£ 0.24 centrally retained services (new for
2024/25)
£ 0.10 deprivation supplement (new for 2024/25)
£ 0.09 SENDIF (new for
2024/25)
£ 8.21 funding allocated to the
local authority from the DfE
 
The
Director of Children & Families approved the breakdown of the
Funded Early Education Entitlement for 3 and 4-year-olds (from
April 2024): 
  £ 5.20 base rate paid to all
providers (up £0.28 from April 2023) 
  £ 0.22 centrally retained
services (increase of 2p from 2023/24)
  £ 0.19 deprivation supplement
(no change from 2023/24)
  £ 0.09 SENDIF (increase of 4p
from 2023/24)
+£ 0 08 uplift from LA to providers
  £ 5.62
funding allocated to the local authority from the
DfE
 
a) 
The
Director of Children and Families approved the increase of the
SENDIF supplement from a maximum of £1,800 per year to
£2,088 for a child attending 15 hours and from £3,600
to £4,176 for a child attending 30 hours.