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Statutory guidance for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare.
Summary About this guidance This statutory guidance from the Department…
Information local authorities should include in their agreements with early years providers to deliver free entitlements.
Free childcare entitlements Free childcare entitlements can be claimed…
Parental declaration form A parental declaration form is an agreement…
How local authorities and early years settings should provide the entitlement for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds.
Information for local authorities that will receive funding to support disadvantaged children during the Easter, summer and Christmas holidays.
A toolkit to support commissioning of supervised toothbrushing programmes in early years settings and schools.
Guidance for local authorities pre-selected to take part in the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme between financial years 2022 to 2025.
Explains the role of local authorities and the funding they'll get to expand the availability of wraparound care in their areas from September 2024.
Information on indicators of local authority early education services, and ways to compare an individual local authority to other local authorities.
Information on the 14 local authorities who have been selected as trailblazers for the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.
Information for NHS and public health professionals focusing on the life course approach which aims to give people fairer life chances.
The funding rates the Department for Education will use to set funding for local authorities in 2015 to 2016.
Technical information for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the early education and childcare entitlements expansions.
Advice for how local authorities plan and commission public health services for children aged 0 to 5 as part of the universal health visitor reviews.
Grant letter setting out the purpose and expectations for the early outcomes fund in the financial years 2018 to 2020.
Guidance to support local authorities in England to develop and promote their local Start for Life offers.
Guidance for local authorities evaluating the impact of 30 hours free childcare in their area.
A breakdown of how much early years pupil premium (EYPP) funding local authorities will receive in the 2015 to 2016 financial year.
This implementation guidance supports local authorities to include the voices of families as they design, deliver and improve their Start for Life offer.
Funding for local authorities to work together in partnership to improve early language outcomes for 0 to 5 year olds through high quality local services.
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