Early Education Funding Forms for Practitioners

Forms and guides for child care practitioners to use when claiming Early Education Funding for two, three and four year olds.

Early Years Funding from January 2021

Please also view our:

Early Education Funding timetable for claiming
Funding period	Funding claims	School holiday dates	Portal closes (Midnight)
Spring 20/21 28/12/20 to 28/3/21 Portal opens 2/11/20	Term-time only funding 11 weeks* Stretched offer funding up to 13 weeks	28 Dec to 3 Jan 15 to 21 Feb	Estimate claims 9/12/20 Balance claims 27/1/21 Adjustments 9/5/21
Summer 21/22 29/3/21 to 29/8/21 Portal opens 22/2/21	Term-time only funding 13 weeks* Stretched offer funding up to 22 weeks	2 to 18 Apr 31 May to 6 Jun 26 Jul to 29 Aug	Estimate claims 14/3/21 Balance claims 9/5/21 Adjustments 3/10/21
Autumn 21/22 30/8/21 to 2/1/22 Portal opens 31/5/21	Term-time only funding 14 weeks* Stretched offer funding up to 16 weeks (one week not covered)*	30 Aug to 2 Sep 25 to 31 Oct 20 Dec to 2 Jan	Estimate claims 15/8/21 Balance claims 3/10/21 Adjustments 23/1/22
Spring 21/22 3/1/22 to 3/4/22 Portal Opens 1/11/21	Term-time only funding 11 weeks* Stretched offer funding up to 13 weeks	21 to 27 Feb	Estimate claims 5/12/21 Balance claims 23/1/22 Adjustments 1/5/22

* It is the providers choice which week/s are not covered for each funding period.

Please find the pdf version of the timetable here.

If you have any queries regarding claiming two, three or four year old Early Education Funding, please contact your local funding team:

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole:

email: earlyeducation.fundingteam@bcpcouncil.gov.uk