Early Years Business MeetingSpring Term

Wednesday, 6th March 2013

Kathryn BouchlaghemLouise Meadows Caroline FieldCatherine SmithGail Bales

Core Training Proposed Fees2013 - 2014

Example: Paediatric First Aid

Cost per delegate St Johns Ambulance £114

Nottingham City Early Years

Sector 2012- 2013 2013-14

Maintained £70 £87.50

Private/Independent, including childminders

£35 £44

Voluntary and Community and Social Enterprises

£17.50 £22.00

Payment method

To enable effective service delivery:

• Pay by credit or debit card by calling

0115 8764606

• Invoicing by request only and will incur 10%

administration charge

EYFS Packages of training in development:

• Key Worker SkillsCovering Prime Areas of Learning

• Leadership SkillsDesigned for leaders and aspiring leaders

Available from the Summer onwards

Early Years Foundation Stage Profile

• Assessment at the end of the EYFS• To be completed in June of each year but not

used for going assessment• 17 judgements, one for each Early learning

Goal

Judgements for EYFSP

• Expected level of development• Emerging level of development• Exceeding level of development

Directory of Providers

• Re-validation: 2 year old funding

• Re-validation: 3 year old funding

Funding percentage split

• Providers fully informed at the beginning of every term the payment & headcount dates

• Consultation with some city providers

• Consultation with East Midlands EY Regional Meeting members

Recommendation

• The funding payments to remain at 50/50• Minimises funding claw back• Minimises impact on business cash flow• Where possible within each term, narrow the

gap between the 2 payment dates• Payments reliant on providers meeting set

deadline dates • Review ongoing

Provider Annual Funding Agreement for 2, 3 & 4 year olds

• To cover funding terms from 1st April 2013 – 31st March 2014

• One annual agreement commencing the summer term with a condensed version to be signed in terms autumn & spring

• To be supported by a local funding guidance taken from the DfE Statutory Guidance (w-in-p, to be in place by September 2013)

• Providers responsibility to read, sign and return before 20th March 2013

Early Learning Programme for 2 year olds

• Parent forms

• Free School Meal Checker (eligibility)

• EYSFF 2 year olds

• April 2013 Cohort