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
FAQs
Parent declaration forms:
BCP Council - Parent Declaration Form - Word Version
BCP Council - Parent Declaration Form - PDF
BCP Council - Parent Declaration Form Continuity Sheet - Word Version
BCP Council - Parent Declaration Form Continuity Sheet - PDF
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.
Queries about claiming Early Education Funding
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