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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/PaymentDeadline/Date
Spring Term available on Provider PortalFriday 29th November 2024
Estimate Deadline for Monthly PaymentsFriday 13th December 2024
HMRC Eligibility Code Parent Application DeadlineTuesday 31st December 2024
Estimate Deadline for 75% Advance PaymentTuesday 7th January 2025
Headcount DayThursday 16th January 2025
75% Advance Payments Received Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Headcount DeadlineFriday 24th January 2025
Late Advance PaymentsWednesday 12th February 2025
Summer Term Information PublishedWeek commencing 17th February 2025
Portal closes for Spring TermFriday 28th February 2025
Headcount PaymentsWednesday 26th March 2025
Late Starter PaymentsWednesday 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.