Operational models of delivery
Providers should deliver flexible packages of childcare, which support families to take up the Early Education Funding. Entitlement within the parameters set out in the statutory documents. Models should include standalone fully funded sessions and may additionally include models which offer a combination of privately paid for and funded hours. For children accessing funded hours before and after lunch, the lunchtime period should form part of the core funded hours and must not be charged as a ‘privately paid for’ hour. Government requirements stipulate, that children should be able to take up their funded entitlement place in continuous blocks of time.
To enable parents to make an informed decision about where their child takes up an early education entitlement place, providers should publish information about delivery models which include but is not limited to:
- Whether models on offer are term time only or stretched across the academic year
- The number of standalone 15 and 30-hour places on offer for 2, 3 and 4 year olds
- The daily times of the core funded hours e.g. 9am – 3pm for a 30-hour place
- The times and costs of any additional ‘privately paid for’ hours associated with the thespecific models offered by the provider
- Any additional charges for optional activities, services, meals, snacks and consumables, not covered by the funded entitlement
- A policy/statement which sets out alternative options for parents who are unable or unwilling to pay voluntary charges for meals, snacks, additional services, and consumables. For example, allowing the parent to supply consumables or a packed lunch, waiving or reducing the cost of meals and snacks.
Tables 1 and 2 – Examples of funding delivery models
| Type of funding | Max weekly funded hours | Days of the week | Core funded hours/sessions | Delivery model | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EEF for 2 year olds | 15 | Monday to Friday | 9am - 12noon or 12noon - 3pm | Across 38 weeks | £0.00 |
| EEF universal offer for 3 and 4 year olds | 15 | Monday to Friday | 9am - 12noon or 12noon - 3pm | Across 38 weeks | £0.00 |
| EEF extended off for 3 and 4 year olds | 30 | Monday to Friday | 9am - 3pm | Across 38 weeks | £0.00 |
*The maximum EEF entitlement for a 2, 3 or 4-year-old taking up a 15-hour place is 570 funded hours between September and the following August.** The maximum EEF entitlement for a 3 or 4-year-old taking up a 30-hour place is 1140 funded hours between September and the following August.
Table 2
The term ‘consumables’ is used to describe any additional services, activities, trips or sundries
*A child would need to be in receipt of funding at the setting for an entire academic year to be entitled to receive any floating hours where a provider/parent uses the stretched model to receive the maximum amount of yearly funded hours. Floating hours can be taken at a mutually agreed time between the parent and the setting.
| Model | Privately paid for hours/periods | Funded entitlement hours | Max hours funding available per week | Hourly/session charge for 'privately paid for' hours | Cost for meals, snacks and consumables (optional buy in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8am to 1pm 51 weeks of the year (Stretched funding) |
8am to 9am | 9am to 12noon (@ £0.00) | 11 + *9 hours floating | £? per hour (provider to insert charge) | Breakfast? Lunch? Consumables? |
| 12noon to 6pm 51 weeks of the year (Stretched funding) |
3pm to 6pm | 12noon to 3pm (@ £0.00) | 11 + *9 hours floating | £? per hour x 3 (provider to insert charge) | Breakfast? Lunch? Consumables? |
| 8am to 6pm 51 weeks of the year (Stretched funding) |
8am to 9am and 3pm to 6pm | 9am to 3pm (@ £0.00) | 22.25 hours + *5.25 hours floating | £? per hour x 4 (provider to insert charge) | Breakfast? Lunch? Consumables? |
Examples below shows models which are all year round but provide term-time only funding.
| Model | Privately paid for hours/periods | Funded entitlement hours | Max hours funding available per week | Hourly/session charge for 'privately paid for' hours | Cost for meals, snacks and consumables (optional buy in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8am to 4pm | 8am to 9am and 3pm to 4pm | 9am to 12noon or 9am to 3pm (@ £0.00) | 15 or 30 hours (dependent on parental eligibility) | £? per hour x 2 (provider to insert charge) | £? per day (provider to insert charge) |
| Model | Privately paid for hours/periods | Funded entitlement hours | Max hours funding available per week | Hourly/session charge for 'privately paid for' hours | Cost for meals, snacks and consumables (optional buy in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8am to 4pm | zero | zero | £? per hour x8 or session/day rate (provider to insert charge) | Cost of meals,snacks and consumables is included in the adjacent charge |
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