DfE: Local Authority summer regional events
See the responses to the questions raised at the Local Authority summer term regional events. Refer also to an update regarding fee information for parents.
Summer term Q&A
Summer term Q&A pack - this answers all of the questions that were asked at the Local Authority summer term regional events. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact The Early Years Entitlement Team via their mailbox: earlyyears.entitlements@education.gov.uk.
Update
The Department for Education (DfE) ‘Fee information for Parents – Checklist’ has been updated following feedback from the sector that point number 34 a and b could be misinterpreted.
The text now reads as follows:
34. make it clear that there is no cost to the hours delivered as part of the early years entitlement:
a. state the funding is not be used as a subsidy
b. state that parents must not pay the difference between the funding the provider receives from the LA and the provider’s standard rate
Invoicing - Checklist and Fee information for parents - Checklist - During this term's events, the Early Years Entitlement team also ran a session which focused on fee structures and invoicing. They have collated all responses together and created a checklist of questions you may wish to consider when reviewing providers fee information and invoices.
N.B. The information contained in these documents are not exhaustive lists; they are a collection of all the suggestions raised during the LA Regional Events. These documents may not be considered as official DfE guidance and do not provide a legal basis for assessing or auditing providers.