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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 Summer Term 2023/ 2024

Estimate submission

1 April 2023 – 22 April 2023

Headcount Submission

23 April 2023 – 22 June 2023 

Adjustment submission

23 June 2023 - 1 July 2023

FEE payment

28 April 2023
26 May 2023 
28 July 2023
25 August 2023 


Early Years Team Contact

2 Bristol Avenue
Colindale
London
NW9 4EW

School email: eyschoolsfunding@barnet.gov.uk