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PVI UPDATE

Autumn 2019

AGENDA 1. General Update

Early Years Team

Ofsted New Inspection Framework

SEN Inclusion Funding

Infant Mental Health Project

Early Years Peer Review

DfE Consultation on Early Years Childcare Fees

2. Government Cost Analysis

3. Funding Update

EEF Handbook & Agreement

Provider Declaration

Termly Deadlines

Charging for non-compliance

EEF Audits

Two Year Old Funding

Other useful information – Census Date

4. Any other business

SAFE WELL PROSPEROUS CONNECTED

GENERAL UPDATE

EARLY YEARS TEAM UPDATE

The Education Inspection framework (2019)

Under section 5 of the Education Act 2005, section 109 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, Education and Inspection Act 2006 and the Child care Act 2006

Judgement areas


Overall effectiveness

Inspectors will use all the available evidence to evaluate what it is like to be a learner in the provision. In making the judgements about a provider’s overall effectiveness, inspectors will consider whether the standard of

education, training or care is good or outstanding. If it is

not at least good, inspectors will consider whether it

requires improvement or is inadequate.


The four point grading scale will remain:

• Outstanding

• Good

• Requires Improvement

• Inadequate


Good, requires improvement or inadequate:

• Judgement of good or requires improvement will follow the best fit approach

• Inspectors are likely to reach a judgement of inadequate under a particular judgement if one

or more of the inadequate criteria applies.

Outstanding:

• In order to reach Outstanding, early years provision must meet all the criteria set out under

‘good’ for that judgement and does so securely and consistently.

• There is further criteria set out under the ‘outstanding’ judgement, all of which the provision

will also need to meet.

• Provision should only be judged ‘outstanding’ in a particular area if it is performing exceptionally, and this exceptional performance in that area is consistent and secure across

the whole provision.


Leadership and Management


Quality of Education


Cultural Capital (Defined by Ofsted)

• Cultural capital is the essential knowledge that children need to prepare

them for their future success.

• It is about giving children the best possible start to their early education. • Inspectors will consider how well leaders use the curriculum to enhance

the experience and opportunities available to children, particularly the

most disadvantaged.

• Some children arrive at an early years settings with different experiences

from others, in their learning and play. What a setting does, through its

EYFS curriculum and interactions with practitioners, potentially makes all

the difference for children.

• It is the role of the setting to help children experience the awe and wonder

of the world in which they live, through the seven areas of learning.


Before- and after-school care and holiday provision

• Providers (including childminders) who only offer care before and after school or during the

school holidays for children who normally attend Reception (or older) classes during the school

day do not have to meet the learning and development requirements for those children.

• For children younger than Reception age, the provider must have regard to, but does not have

to meet, the learning and development requirements. In both cases, this means they only have

to meet the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the EYFS.

• The inspector will consider the criteria for three of the key judgements (‘Behaviour and

attitudes’, ‘Personal development’ and ‘Leadership and management’) in reaching a judgement about whether or not the provider is meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the

EYFS

• The inspector will make a judgement only on the ‘Overall effectiveness: quality and standards

of the early years provision’. The inspection will result in one of three possible outcomes: - Met - not met with actions - not met with enforcement.


The current inspection cycle runs from

1 August 2016 to 31 July 2020

Providers on the Early Years Register will

normally have their setting inspected at least

once within this four-year cycle.

Newly registered providers will normally be

inspected within 30 months of their

registration date.


The Early Years Team will facilitate more opportunities to explore and consider the framework during the autumn and spring

term.

For more information, guidance and support please see the useful links (Services for Education) or contact a member of the Early Years Team on 01724 296650.


Services for Education - Early years Information

http://servicesforeducation.org.uk/#


http://servicesforeducation.org.uk/

General Update

INFANT MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING

SEND SUPPORT

SEN Inclusion Funding Submission Deadlines:

• Friday 11 October - funding for children (new starters) in the autumn term 2019

• Monday 2 December - spring term 2020

• Monday 3 February - spring term 2020

• Monday 23 March – summer term 2020

• Monday 11 May – summer term 2020

• Monday 29 June – autumn term 2020


EARLY YEARS PEER REVIEW

Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential: A plan for improving social mobility through education was

published in December 2017 by Department for Education. It sets out the overarching ambition that no

community is left behind. Ambition 1 of 4, is to close the word gap in the early years, so that all children

can begin school ready to thrive.

There is a commitment from the Government to spread best practice on improving early language

outcomes, part of which is the development of a new programme of peer challenge and support.

North Lincolnshire Council have committed to a local peer challenge focussed around early years and

social mobility, which is taking place between 1 and 4 October 2019.

The Peer Review is not a review of council services but the complete early years offer to families

including council services, health services, childcare and other community services. The review team

will be particularly interested in speech and language development, wider early learning and

development, family support and how services work together to ensure children make the best possible

start, develop well and have their health and care needs met.

It is an opportunity for us all to tell our story including strengths, good practice and areas for

development.


CONSULTATION

Early Years Childcare Fee Regulations

Department for Education has launched a consultation, which is seeking views on a proposed increase to

the application fee and the annual fee paid to Ofsted by childcare providers on the Early Years Register

with a view to changes coming into force from April 2020.

The DfE is also seeking views on the principles that should underpin a revised Early Years Register fee

model to be introduced from April 2021.

The consultation, which was launched on 18 July, is available at https://consult.education.gov.uk/early-

years-and-schools-strategy/early-years-childcare-fees-regulations/

The consultation closes at 10am on 9 October 2019.


https://consult.education.gov.uk/early-years-and-schools-strategy/early-years-childcare-fees-regulations/

Band Childcare category Current fee

rate(set in 2010)

Proposed application

and annual fee from

April 2020

Increase

Band 1 Childminders £35 £43 +£8

Band 2 Sessional providers £35 £43 +£8

-

Sessional providers

subject to transitional

arrangements

£50 £61 +£11

Band 3 Full day care providers £220 £269 +£4


GOVERNMENT COST ANALYSIS

Early Years Providers Cost Survey 2018 – Frontier Economics

• 120 Early Years providers caring for 0 – 5 year olds between March – July 2018

• Data collected

• Number of places for each age group

• Number of funded and non-funded children

• Number paying fees, inc. universal credit, TFC, SEND children

• Opening days and hours, sessions offered and other activities

• Type of setting

• Number of staff, salaries, staff turnover, qualifications, volunteers, training

• Venue costs and other costs (food, stationary and other materials)

• Hourly rates paid by parents, EEF rate, additional charges to parents, donations and other income

sources – for children under the age of two years, children aged two years and children aged

three and four years.


Breakdown of total costs shows that, on average:

• 77% of costs are for staff, while 13% are venue-related and 10% are for other items.

• 66% of costs can be attributed to specific childcare sessions, while 3% is attributed to specific additional

and specialist services (i.e. SEND Children) and the remaining 31% to core running costs.

• 96% of costs are directly or implicitly paid by the setting, while the remainder are implicitly paid by in-kind

contributions from the government (2%), charities (1%) and the value of volunteer time (1%).

Income (average)

• 54% of setting’s income from funded places • 41% fee income from parents

• 6% other sources – i.e. grants/donations

• Most providers have the same hourly fee for all ages of children. Providers with income from both parent

fees and funded children, on average, receive 14p per hour more for funded two year olds that the hourly

fee charged and 74p less per hour for 3 & 4 year olds funded hours.


Hourly delivery costs for three and four year olds by provider type:

Type of provider Mean hourly delivery cost Number of settings

Private £3.69 24

Voluntary £3.61 18

Nursery class £4.03 26

Maintained Nursery School £4.88 30

Childminder £4.78 19

All providers £3.98 117 • Hourly cost is higher for:

• children with SEND

• settings with no children in receipt of EYPP

• providers that are open all day and in particular all year round (difference 85p)

• Childminders have a higher hourly costs than other provider types, but this is due to their low child-to-

staff ratio and small group sizes

• Having children under age two is associated with a lower hourly delivery cost for 3 & 4 year olds

• Variations in staffing qualifications and ratios also affect the hourly rate


Government Spending Review – 6/9/2019

Chancellor Sajid Javid announced:

The government will continue to support families with their childcare costs. The Chancellor announced

an extra £66 million in 2020-21 to increase hourly rates paid to childcare providers through the

government’s free hours’ offer. Further information will be made available in due course.

As part of the schools settlement, Government has also announced that £700m additional funding will

be allocated in 2020-21 for high needs, which covers children and young people aged 0 to 25 with

special educational needs and disabilities. Local authorities are responsible for deciding how much of

their high needs funding is spend on under 5s.


FUNDING UPDATE

AGREEMENT AND EEF HANDBOOK REVIEW:

AGREEMENT:

• Contents page re numbered

• HQ of council is now Church Square House

• LSCB changed to MARS (4.3 & 4.5)

• 4.2 A lead practitioner at the Provider must take responsibility for safeguarding and ALL staff must

have training to identify signs of abuse and neglect. The Provider must ensure that all Staff are vetted

in accordance with the Staff Vetting Procedures and safer recruitment processes adhered to.

• 13.2 … Providers should be particularly mindful of the impact of the additional charges on the most

disadvantaged parents (where applicable EYPP can be used to waive the costs entirely).

• 14.4 … The Provider must spend all the funding on delivering the Free Entitlement,

appropriate records of spend must be kept for audit purposes, this includes Early Years Pupil

Premium, Disability Access Fund and any SEND Inclusion funding.


HANDBOOK:

• Two Year Old Funding Criteria addition

• EYPP – remain eligible until start school, monitoring LAC spend

• PAFs - send via MOVE IT – PDF/Word

• Charges for non-compliance


PROVIDER DECLARATION

I certify that the number of hours claimed are correct for each child. These hours can/will be substantiated

by the official registers. I understand that this claim will be subject to an audit at a later date.

I have completed this claim in accordance with the guidance within the Early Education Handbook – September 2019 and the relevant checklist.

I continue to comply with the Agreement for the supply of Early Education and Childcare.

I have checked that:

1) Every new child on this claim has a Parent Agreement Form completed and signed by the Parent/Carer

with legal responsibility for that child and will be submitted by the deadline – (only at the actual task)


PROVIDER DECLARATION – cont …

2) The Parent Agreement Form held by the Childcare Sufficiency Team is valid for the current term (where there has been no change of circumstances/funded hours) for any continuing children and if not a new Parent Agreement Form will be submitted – (only at the actual task)

3) Hours claimed are based on hours expected to attend/attended for the term.

4) Where I am aware that hours are claimed at my setting and another that added together the hours do not exceed the maximum entitlement.

5) All children on this claim are eligible by date of birth and proof of date of birth has been verified.

6) All 2 Year olds included in this claim have been approved by the Local Authority and a placement notification has been completed.

7) If a child has started with a non-valid 30 hour code, I understand that I will not be paid for any extended hours.


TERMLY DEADLINES

Autumn 2019 Spring 2020 Summer 2020

Funded Weeks 14 12 12

Estimate /Forecast Task sent out w/c 2 Dec 2019 w/c 16 Mar 2020

Estimate Task submitted 13 Dec 2019 3 Apr 2020

Estimate Payment made 3 Jan 2020 17 Apr 2020

Final/Actual Task sent out w/c 9 Sep 2019 w/c 6 Jan 2020 w/c 20 Apr 2020

Final Task submitted 27 Sep 2019 24 Jan 2020 8 May 2020

PAF’s submitted 30 Sep 2019 27 Jan 2020 11 May 2020

Balancing payment made 8 Nov 2019 6 Mar 2020 12 Jun 2020

Payment lists sent out w/c 11 Nov 2019 w/c 9 Mar 2020 w/c 15 Jun 2020

Final date for Amendments 22 Nov 2019 13 Mar 2020 26 June 2020


CHARGING FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

Section 2.43 of the early year’s entitlements: operational guidance for local authorities and providers - June 2018 states:

The local authority should not charge providers disproportionate penalties for providing late or incomplete information

leading to additional administration in the processing of free entitlements. Any charges should be reasonable and

proportionate to the inconvenience or costs incurred to the local authority as a result of the lateness and local authorities will

ensure charges are clearly communicated to providers.

This has therefore been included as Clause 5.1 of the Agreement for the supply of Early Education and Childcare:

The Authority will charge the Provider penalties for providing late or incomplete information leading to additional

administration in the processing of Funded Entitlements. The penalties, which can be found in the Early Years Funding

Handbook, will be proportionate to the inconvenience or costs incurred to the Authority as a result of the lateness and the

Authority will ensure charges are clearly communicated to the Provider.


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Incident Charge

Reissue of task due to non completion by deadline £30 per task reissue

(£15 for childminders)

Raising a payment outside of the normal cycle due

to late submission of task/paperwork

£30 per payment

Returning paperwork submitted too early £10 per incident

Insufficient postage on mail Charge as deemed by Royal Mail

Specific data/PAF incidents:

Number of incidents Charge

0-1 No charge

2-5 £10

6-10 £20

11-15 £30

16-20 £40

21-25 £50

26-30 £60

Any more than this will be calculated in the

same way


Incident that will lead to a fine:

Parent/Carers details not entered in the portal when they are on the PAF

Hours on headcount not removed for leavers

30 hour code not validated correctly – extended hours not entered on the headcount

Placement notification not done for a funded two year old – funded hours not entered on the headcount

Not changing start dates and weeks on the task

No hours entered against a child on the portal but a PAF has been submitted

Missing PAF for a child entered on the headcount – if you inform us that you know a PAF is missing you will

not be fined

PAFs submitted after the deadline (without prior notification)

DOB not verified on the PAF

PAF submitted for child but child not on headcount

New PAF not submitted for a change in hours

Start date missing from PAF

Funding table on PAF not completed correctly – setting name missing, hours per day not stated

PAF not signed by setting and/or parent

Claim amendments that should have come in with actual – not informed from setting

Stretched errors will not be fined.


AUDIT

• 14.4 The Provider must spend all the funding on delivering the Free Entitlement, appropriate records of

spend must be kept for audit purposes, this includes Early Years Pupil Premium, Disability Access Fund

and any SEND Inclusion funding.


TWO YEAR OLD FUNDING

Additional Criteria:

Children of Zambrano Carers;

Children of families with no recourse to public funds with a right to remain in the UK on grounds of

private/family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights;

Children of a subset of failed asylum seekers (supported under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum

Act 1999 – ‘the 1999 Act’).

Placement Notifications:

A placement notification MUST be carried out for every funded two year old. A TWO YEAR OLD SHOULD

NEVER HAVE TO BE ADDED TO THE HEADCOUNT. IF A PLACEMENT NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN

DONE CORRECTLY FIRST THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY APPEAR.

Spring Applications: Take up:

After 30th October 2019 Above national average, but number of eligible families falling


OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION

Census Date:

• Thursday 16th January 2020 – Self Update return completed by Friday 24th January 2020

– MANDATORY IF HAVE FUNDED CHILDREN

Changes to the Portal:

• Revised handbook – available on website

• No secret answer – need to enable Two-Step Verification


ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Hungry Little Minds Campaign

Adults and Community Wellbeing

The Department for Education has launched ‘Hungry Little Minds’ – a three-year campaign to encourage

parents to engage in activities that support their child’s early learning and help set them up for school and beyond.

It is based on the premise that children soak up every little bit of stimulation you can give them and it is all

the little things that make a big difference with the development of their speech and understanding of

words. It is trying to get across to parents that everyday moments can be used to boost their child’s learning, and they are interested in all sorts of things.

Please promote the campaign to parents in your setting: https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk/ for

simple hints and activities to do with your children


https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk/

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