Correspondence

EFA e-bulletin for academies: 11 August 2016

Published 11 August 2016

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1. Information: early years national funding formula consultation

The Department for Education (DfE) has published a consultation on an early years national funding formula and changes to the way the 3- and 4-year-old free entitlements to childcare are funded.

The consultation builds on the government’s commitment in the Autumn Statement to invest over £1 billion more per year in childcare by 2019 to 2020, which includes £300 million per year for a significant uplift to government funding rates. It sets out major changes to deliver a fairer and more transparent funding system for the 3- and 4-year-old free entitlements. The final formula will distribute the new investment to local authorities from April 2017. At this time, there will also be an uplift to the funding of the 2-year-old entitlement to free childcare, although the formula for distributing that money will not change.

DfE is encouraging schools, childcare providers and local authority early years teams across the country to respond to the consultation. The closing date is Thursday 22 September 2016.

2. Information: public consultation on reporting and acting on child abuse and neglect

Home Office and the Department for Education have opened a public consultation on reporting and acting on child abuse and neglect.

The consultation seeks views on introducing mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect or a duty to act in relation to child abuse or neglect.

The consultation closes on Thursday 13 October 2016.