Free early education and childcare funding documents
Forms, guidance notes and information for childcare providers.
It is recommended the video guides are used in conjunction with the Provider Portal Guide.
How to log on to the Provider Portal
How to access and submit forms
How to navigate around the funding section
How to submit an estimate claim
How to add a 3 or 4 year old child for universal hours (non stretch)
How to use the 30 hour eligibility checker
How to add extended hours to your 3 or 4 year old claim
How to claim Early Years Pupil Premium
How to add a 2yr old child to your claim
- Kirklees Early Years Funding Formula Consultation Outcome and Final Proposals 2026-27
- Kirklees Early Years Funding Formula Proposals 2026-27
- Kirklees Early Years Funding Formula Consultation Outcome 2025-26
- Kirklees Early Years Funding Formula Proposals 2025-26
- Kirklees Early Years Funding Formula Consultation Results 2024-25
- Kirklees Early Years Funding Formula Proposals 2024-25
- Kirklees Early Years Funding Formula Survey Results 2023-24
- Kirklees Early Years Funding Formula Proposals 2023-24
- Kirklees Early Years Funding Formula Proposals 2022-23
- The Kirklees Agreement - 2025/26
- Delivery of Free Early Education and Childcare - A Guide for Providers May 2025
- Early Education Funding & Childcare Sufficiency Submission Deadlines and Payment Dates Calendar 2025/26
- Free Early Education and Care Funding: Funded Weeks 2025-2026
- Eligibility chart -Free early education and care funding
- Ethnicity and Special Educational Needs lists
- Guidance on children missing from early learning and childcare providers
- Provider Portal Guide - Private, voluntary and independent providers
- Request to transfer an Early Education and Care Place in very exceptional circumstances guidance
- Sufficiency Data Collection
- Sufficiency Data Collection - Childminders
- Sufficiency Data Collection - Schools