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Early Education & Childcare

Stay informed about early education and childcare staffing and admissions, upcoming deadlines, and current initiatives. Learn about maintained nursery provision rates and funding for 2, 3, and 4-year-olds.

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Early Education & Childcare

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  1. School Admissions, Place Planning and Early Years Gareth Cheal Fiona Le Bon Danielle Maundrell Early Education & Childcare

  2. Staffing • Increased team capacity to 7 overall (currently carrying 1 vacancy and Emily on mat leave) • In year admissions • PP1 – 1132 • PP2 – 79 • PP3 – 26 • Improvements need to software (underway) • Review at Education Place Planning & Admissions Forum – 30th November 2017 – Any suggestions…….? • Admissions officers will be conducting school visits/cluster meetings in the new year to improve comms • Secondary deadline passed, overall numbers up. More detail in the new year. • Ranked lists to schools 1st December 2017 • Offer date 1st March 2018 • Primary deadline 15th January 2018. • Ranked lists to schools 16th February 2018 • Offer date 16th April 2018 School Admissions Update School Admissions

  3. Why is this important? 2 Year Old Funding Early Education & Childcare

  4. Current level of take-up 95% 2 Year Old Funding Early Years & Childcare

  5. How did we get to 95%? Who are we missing? Early Years & Childcare

  6. 30 Hours Free Childcare DfE Contract Extended Early Years & Childcare

  7. Currently 27 primary schools delivering early years education in Swindon • Of these… • 10 have maintained nursery classes for 2 year olds • A further 8 run a nursery class under the Governing Body of the school • 30% of 2, 3 and 4 year old children are accessing all or part of their funding entitlement through a maintained nursery class with a qualified teacher. Maintained Nursery Provision Early Education & Childcare

  8. Maintained Nursery Provision Early Education & Childcare

  9. Rates 17/18 3 and 4 year olds • £4.00 per hour = settings offering funded hours term time only, less than 10 hours per day (£3.86 + £0.14 enhancement) • £4.35 per hour = settings offering funded hours at least 48 weeks per year, less than 10 hours per day (£3.86 + £0.14 enhancement + £0.35 flex supplement) • £4.70 per hour = settings offering funded hours at least 48 weeks per year, and 10 or more consecutive hours per day.  (£3.86 + £0.14 enhancement + £0.70 higher level flex supplement) 2 year olds All settings receive £5.32p/h Early Years Funding Early Education & Childcare

  10. 26 place nursery 6 hours per day 5 days per week 38 weeks per year £4.00 p/h Annual funding income £118,560 Early Years Funding (3 & 4 Year Olds) 26 place nursery 6 hours per day 5 days per week 48 weeks per year £4.35 p/h Annual funding income £162,864 26 place nursery 10 hours per day 5 days per week 48 weeks per year £4.70 p/h Annual funding income £293,280 Early Education & Childcare

  11. Enhancing Flexibility • Early years children can be incorporated into existing school breakfast, afterschool and holiday clubs within 1:8 ratio (3&4 year olds) • No requirement to have qualified teacher for ‘wrap around’ hours • Childcare Sufficiency Assessment underway to assess demand and capacity across borough Early Education & Childcare

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