In the absence of the Director of Children & Families, the Chief Officer, Resources and Strategy approved the decision that the entire £5.87 per child per hour paid to the local authority in the DSG Early Years grant for 2-year-olds is paid in full to providers (increase of £0.30 per hour per child on 2022/23).
The Chief Officer, Resources and Strategy also approved the breakdown of the Funded Early Education Entitlement for 3 and 4-year-olds as follows:
· £0.20 centrally retained (increase of 2p from 2022/23)
· £0.19 deprivation supplement (no change from 2022/23)
· £0.05 SENDIF (no change from 2022/23)
· +£0.08 to minimise potential for overall grant surplus at year end
· £4.92 base rate paid to all providers (up £0.14 from 2022/23)