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Update on Early Education Developments (June 2015)

Neil Gordon-Orr, Early Help Central Strategic Manager(neil.gordon-orr@southwark.gov.uk)

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Key Issues

• Two year olds

• Extension of free hours

• Early Years Pupil Premium

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School & Early Years Census – Summer 2015

More children in provision:

• 1,052 two year olds in free provision (620 in Jan. 2014; 64 in 2012).

• 5,539 three & 4 year olds in nursery provision (4,706 in Jan. 2014, 4,508 in 2012) – 2,819 (51%) in schools.

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Two year old offer

• 40% most disadvantaged two year olds entitled to free place - 15 hours

• Criteria – same as Free School Meals + low income working parents (up to £16k)

• 1,050 two year olds in free places in Southwark (out of estimated 1680 eligible) = 63% take up

• We need more good quality places.

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Two Year Old Offer in Schools

• Five nursery schools and two primary currently delivering 180 places (Rye Oak & Rotherhithe) – others planning to do so.

• From September, schools do not need to register separately with Ofsted to provide places for two year olds.

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Two year old offer funding

• Advice and funding (for refurbishment/equipment) available for schools to start up two year old places.

• Place funding (£6 an hour) claimed via school census and paid by schools finance.

• ‘Rising threes’ count as 2 year olds and can only be funded – on 2 year old rate - if eligible for free place

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Extension to 30 hours funding

• Government has published Childcare Bill – commitment to 30 hours free childcare per week

• For families where both parents are working only (or one parent in single parent family) – upper income limit of £150k.

• Planning to introduce from 2017.• Many unanswered questions – impact on supply

of places? Checking eligibility? Level of funding? Childcare or education? Equity?

• Commitment to consult through ‘Task Force’

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Early Years Pupil Premium

• Introduced from this term.

• Funding of £302 per year.

• Criteria same as free school meals – funding will be via school census.