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Early Years funding for schools and academies

Free Early Education funding for 2, 3 and 4-year olds (FEE 2,3,4)

Barnet funds the Free Early Education for all eligible 2, 3 and 4-year olds in the maintained, private voluntary and independent (PVI) sectors, registered childminders and children’s centres.

The Early Education and Childcare Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities from the Department for Education applies to the free entitlements for two, three and four-year olds for both the universal and extended entitlement.

FEE providers will be paid monthly but will need to submit their estimates termly in line with the Department for Education’s ‘Early education and childcare – statutory guidance for local authorities’.
 

The offer

The offer

up to 15 hours a week or 30 hours for eligible three and four-year olds.

Length of offer

38 weeks per financial year (570 or 1140 hours per annum)

Minimum hours per day

two and a half hours

Maximum hours per day

10 hours

Number  of providers

parents can use their free hours over a maximum of two participating providers in one day (these can be split between maintained and PVI providers)

Times

not before 7am and after 7pm

Important dates and information for the Free Early Education Funding

Free Early Education Funding for 2, 3, and 4-year olds funding claims must be submitted via  Early Years Provider Portal
  
If you have any issues logging into the Provider Portal contact FIS 0800 389 8312

Free Early Years Education Funding Autumn Term 2024/ 2025

Estimate submission

1 September 2024 – 13 September 2024

Headcount Submission

14 September 2024 – 8 November 2024 

Adjustment submission

18 November 2024 - 19 November 2024

FEE payment

27 September 2024
25 October 2024
29 November 2024
27 December 2024 

 

Early Years Team Contact

2 Bristol Avenue
Colindale
London
NW9 4EW

PVI email: eyfunding@barnet.gov.uk

School email: eyschoolsfunding@barnet.gov.uk