what are we going to do today?
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Funding Formula 2009/2010 re early years Presented by Laura McRoberts & David Dilling Thursday 25 September 2008. What are we going to do today?. Outline the DCSF key principles Outline major changes to funding process in Croydon What is to happen next? Identify what you need to do. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Funding Formula 2009/2010 re early yearsPresented by Laura McRoberts & David Dilling
Thursday 25 September 2008
What are we going to do today?
• Outline the DCSF key principles
• Outline major changes to funding process in Croydon
• What is to happen next?
• Identify what you need to do
DCSF key principles to be achieved• Parents to have access to more flexible options
in terms of pattern per week, numbers of hours per day and number of weeks per year
• Increased free hours to 15 hours (September 2009 for some and September 2010 for all)
• Child count (from 2009), funding methodology and funding to be comparable across all types of provision from (2010)
• Methodology to provide stable but targeted funding that is cost efficient and will not fund too many empty places
• Expectation that parental agreements operate for a term at a time
• Suggest these are not totally compatible
Changes to funding process in Croydon
• Agreed number of hours at start of year• Termly counts of hours by child by week• Funding adjustments each term to allow for
changes in hours, up and down
• £/hour same across all types of settings• Additional funding for children from deprived
postcodes and where English is not the first language and for settings that open for longer hours and more weeks – will not be the same
• Move to electronic info transfer - (easiest if you use the Capita system)
What is to happen next
• Proposals going to Schools Forum
• Proposals will then be published on Croydon EdNet in next two weekswww.croydon.lgfl.net and find Finance Matters on HT/admin drop down menu.Link on left side to funding 2009/2010.
• Open meetings will be arranged
• Return comments by late November 2008
What do you have to do?
• Have you supplied- email address?- bank details for funding transfers
• Ensure separation of the free entitlement and extra chargeable time or other services and make these clear on each parental agreement
• Attend open meetings and respond to consultation as well as adapt ready for the changes!
The Proposed Timetable
Date Who What31/03/08 Schools Forum -Costs paper
- Preliminary formula proposals
June 08 Officers Informal proposals to various groups
July 08 SF FFWG Considers feedback and refines proposals
September 08
Schools Forum Considers proposals and authorises formal consultation
Oct/Nov 08 Officers Formal consultation
December 08
SF FFWG Considers consultation feedback and refines proposals as required
January 09 Schools Forum Considers proposals and agrees the final formula
Feb to April 09
Finance Team Formula and pupil count implemented