Previous Term – Summer 2024

Eligible Date of Birth ranges for the term

2 year olds – Children born between 1st April 2021 – 31st March 2022

3 and 4 year olds – Children born between 1st April 2019 – 31st March 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 Summer 2024 is 14 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 14 weeks = 210 hours

If you are offering the extended entitlement to eligible children, you should claim a maximum of:

• 15 hours / week x 14 weeks = 210 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

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.