Nursery Education Funding (NEF)

• Guidance
• Forms and files that can be downloaded for use
• Information and guides for parents
• Letters to providers

Guidance

• Free nursery education places for three and four year olds - a guide for providers (PDF 389kb)
  Includes information on; the directory of providers, the free entitlement, the claiming process, administrative requirements.
• Payment and claim timetable 2008/09 (PDF 43kb)
  Deadlines for claim submission and payment dates.
• NEF calendar 2008/09 (PDF 62kb)
  Important dates.
• Eligibility chart (PDF 34kb)
  Shows the date of birth range of children eligible for funding each term.

Forms and files that can be downloaded for use

• NEF provider claim form (Excel 20kb)
  To be used each term to claim for eligible children. To be sent with the parent declaration forms.
• The agreement (PDF 118kb)
  The agreement between Kirklees Council and NEF registered providers which is signed annually.
• Calculation proforma (Excel 64kb)
  Excel spreadsheet to assist with calculating the reduction to parents fees.
• Support tool (PDF 4.5Mb)
  Excel spreadsheet to assist with monitoring NEF claims and calculating funding. This may take a while to download.
• Change of details form (Excel 46kb)
  To use when notifying us of a change to provider, contact or bank details.

Information and guides for parents

• Free early learning and care leaflet (PDF 500kb)
  Explains what parent are entitled to, how and where they can use their entitlement.
• Parent declaration form instructions (PDF 30kb)
  Instructions for parent to read prior to completing and signing the parent declaration form.
• Ethnicity codes, resident authority codes and special educational needs (SEN) stage codes (PDF 43kb)
  List of codes required for completing the parent declaration form.
• Fair processing notice (PDF 73kb)
  Notice to parents regarding what information is held about their children, why it is held and any third parties to whom it may be passed on to. Providers must issue a notice to every parent before their children are eligible for free nursery education.

Letters to providers

• Changes to Nursery Education Funding claiming procedures (PDF 56kb)
• Changes to Nursery Education Funding procedures (PDF 52kb)
• Changes to Nursery Education Funding requirements and procedures (PDF 75kb)
• Early years funding reforms (PDF 72kb)
• Early years funding reforms - The cost of delivering early education (PDF 55kb)
• Nursery Education Funding (PDF 63kb)