30 hours free childcare for eligible 3 & 4 yr olds – Early Implementer pilot

1. Information Session 30 hours free childcare for eligible 3 & 4 yr olds – Early Implementer pilot Childcare Strategy Service

2. Agenda • Early Implementers / Early Innovators • Legislative framework / consultations • Eligibility Criteria / Priorities Childcare Strategy Service

3. Early Implementers • 8 “early implementers” • Geographic coverage • Thematic areas of work • 25 “early innovators” to provide learning Childcare Strategy Service

4. Early Implementers • York - only LA delivering places across whole city • Wigan • Staffordshire • Swindon • Northumberland • Newham • Hertfordshire • Portsmouth Childcare Strategy Service

5. Early Implementers/innovators • Sufficiency • Flexibility • SEND • Work Incentives • Parental Engagement • BME • Rurality Childcare Strategy Service

6. Early Implementers • Deliver 30 hrs free childcare from Sept 2016 • Provide intelligence around potential market changes • Test the joint Online Childcare Application system • Work collaboratively to create a strong and consistent approach across the country Childcare Strategy Service

7. Early Implementers • 6 regional clusters – NE, Yorkshire & Humber • Northumberland, Gateshead, Bradford, Sheffield, East Riding, Wakefield & North Yorkshire • Part of a National Working Group – meet monthly with LAs & DfE officials • 30 hours Strategic Board to steer implementation • Allocated Project start up funding – awaiting confirmation on funding rate Childcare Strategy Service

8. Early Implementers / Innovators • Any questions? Childcare Strategy Service

9. Legislative framework Childcare Bill received Royal Assent in March 2016 =>Childcare Act 2016 Delivery Model Consultation (regulations and statutory guidance) launched 3rd April 2016, closing date 6th June 2016. Cutting Red Tape Review - Call for Evidence on impact of existing regulation on EY providers, closing date 20th May 2016 Childcare Strategy Service

10. Other Announcements LA Capital bidding process - Call for Expressions of Interest from LAs, closing date 29th April 2016 DfE recently launched - Schools national funding formula consultation, closes 17th April 2016 Early Years national funding formula consultation expected later in year (including Inclusion Funding) Childcare Strategy Service

11. Childcare Free Entitlement: delivery model • Eligibility – grace period • Flexible Provision – stretched offer - changes to minimum sessions - 6am to 8pm • SEND – LA having a strategic role • Reformed delivery model – provider payments - model provider agreement • Information to parents Childcare Strategy Service

12. Consultations / delivery model • Any questions? Childcare Strategy Service

13. Eligibility criteria • Both parents working (or sole parent in lone parent family) & both earn weekly minimum equivalent to 16 hrs at national minimum wage & less than £100,000 pa. • Includes employed, self-employed & zero hours contracts. Don’t need to actually work 16 hrs/wk, but earnings must equal at least 16 hrs work at national minimum wage. Childcare Strategy Service

14. Eligibility criteria • Both parents employed but one or both parents is temporarily away from workplace on parental, maternity, paternity or adoption leave or statutory sick pay • One parent employed & other parent has substantial caring responsibilities based on specific benefits received for caring • One parent is employed & one parent is disabled or incapacitated based on receipt of specific benefits Childcare Strategy Service

15. Joint Online Childcare Application • HMRC & DfE • Enable parents to apply online for additional free childcare • Simple customer journey for parents accessing free childcare & Childcare Tax Credits • Will link to Eligibility Checking service so LAs can check parents eligibility Childcare Strategy Service

16. Key priorities • Funded Rate • Part of discussion with DfE about fair funded rate • Working on a delivery plan • Community Impact Assessment • Communications Plan • Provider and Parent Surveys Childcare Strategy Service

17. Key challenges • Funded Rate • Inclusion Funding • Narrowing the gap • Sufficient Places • Cross Border arrangements • Other? Childcare Strategy Service

18. What can you do? • Keep your parents up to date as best you can • Complete the provider survey • Encourage your parents to complete the parent survey • Keep a record of those interested in 30 hours uptake • Work as part of Shared Foundation Partnership to look at sufficiency in local area Childcare Strategy Service

19. Eligibility criteria / roll out • Any questions? Childcare Strategy Service

20. Finally • Huge challenges to resolve • We are in a very influential position as top bid and only LA wide offer • Continued positive relationships will help drive the 30 hours offer • We’ll let you know when we know Childcare Strategy Service

21. Links to consultations / reviews • https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/30-hour-free-childcare-entitlement • https://cutting-red-tape.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/childcare/ • https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-capital-funding-call-for-expressions-of-interest Childcare Strategy Service