Decision details

2018/19 FEEE Rates and Contracts

Reference: D48577

Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Determination of the hourly funding rates for all Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE) providers. 

 

Decision:

The Director of Children & Families approved the breakdown of the Free Early Education Entitlement as follows:

 

For 3 & 4 Year Old funding - of the £4.81 per eligible child per hour allocated to Leeds City Council by the DfE:

  • Universal base rate - £4.30 (increase of £0.05 from 2018/19)
  • Deprivation supplement - £0.29 (reduction of £0.02 from 2018/19)
  • SEN inclusion fund - £0.04 (reduction of £0.01 from 2018/19)
  • Centrally retained - £0.20 (reduction of £0.02 from 2018/19)

 

For 2 Year old funding – of the £5.20 per eligible child per hour allocated to Leeds City Council by the DfE;

£5.20 per hour (increased by £0.10 from 2018/19)

 

In addition the Director of Children and Families approved the changes to the contractual arrangements with providers as follows:

  • Align the payment and term dates to the academic year rather than the exisiting financial year arrangements
  • Move the monthly payment dates from the 3rd week of the month to the 1st week of the month

 

Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Portfolio Holder: The Executive Member for Children & Families

Other reasons / organisations consulted

24 January 2019 – 22 February 2019

Consultees

All early years providers.

Contact: Rebecca McCormack, Lead for Admissions & Family Information 0113 3787217 Email: rebecca.mccormack@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 08/04/2019

Date of decision: 16/04/2019

Effective from: 26/04/2019

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