Current Term – Spring 2025
Eligible Date of Birth ranges for the term
9 month + olds – Children born between 1st January 2023 – 31st March 2024
2 year olds – Children born between 1st January 2022 – 31st December 2022
3 and 4 year olds – Children born between 1st January 2020 – 31st December 2021
Claim period and full entitlement
Funding information for Schools
Schools are funded in termly blocks rather than actual weeks attended.
This is to ensure the full 38 weeks funding is received each academic year regardless of when inset days are taken. Please ensure standard weeks are entered on the Portal when claiming a full term.
The Funding Block for Spring 2025 is 12 weeks.
Please Note: the correct number of weeks should be entered for late starters and early leavers.
If you are offering the universal entitlement, you should claim a maximum of:
- 15 hours / week x 12 weeks = 180 hours
If you are offering the extended entitlement to eligible children, you should claim a maximum of:
- 15 hours / week x 12 weeks = 180 hours
Funding Rates
The rates that funding will be paid at can be found on the Forms and Guidance section.
Key deadlines and payment dates
Task/Payment | Deadline/Date |
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Spring Term available on Provider Portal | Friday 29th November 2024 |
Estimate Deadline for Monthly Payments | Friday 13th December 2024 |
HMRC Eligibility Code Parent Application Deadline | Tuesday 31st December 2024 |
Estimate Deadline for 75% Advance Payment | Tuesday 7th January 2025 |
Headcount Day | Thursday 16th January 2025 |
75% Advance Payments Received | Wednesday 22nd January 2025 |
Headcount Deadline | Friday 24th January 2025 |
Late Advance Payments | Wednesday 12th February 2025 |
Summer Term Information Published | Week commencing 17th February 2025 |
Portal closes for Spring Term | Friday 28th February 2025 |
Headcount Payments | Wednesday 26th March 2025 |
Late Starter Payments | Wednesday 9th April 2025 |
Statutory Compliance
In order to receive funding you must abide by the Early Education and Childcare Statutory Guidance and the SMBC Provider Agreement.
For information on the claiming process for this term please click here.