Parent Declaration for Early Education Funding (EEF)

All sections MUST be completed to claim Early Education Funding (EEF) for this child. All fields are mandatory. This form is to be retained by the provider and should not be returned to Herefordshire Council.

To access the working family entitlement, you must provide a code that is valid the term before your child is due to access their place.
You must re-confirm your code every 3 months.
If you do not have a valid code for every term, you will be liable for any additional hours accessed where the provider is unable to claim funding for your child.
Only codes issued to families who reside within England are able to be accepted.

Parent / Carer 2 (if applicable)

Entitlement Guidelines

• EEF hours can be claimed between 6am and 8pm up to a maximum of 10 hours.
• Parents can access the funded entitlement at a maximum of 2 sites in any one day.
• If applicable, parents must reconfirm their eligibility with HMRC every 3 months to access the working parent entitlement.
• The Local Authority reserves the right to suspend funding if the provision does not meet the required quality as rated by Ofsted.
• Depending on how many funded hours have been claimed in the previous two terms, the annual entitlement could be reached before the end of the third term in the year; check with your childcare provider.
• Periods of extended leave - 2 weeks or more: The maximum paid absence for a child from a provision when claiming EEF funding is two weeks. If you chose to remove your child for 2 weeks or more in one term, EEF funding will not be paid and you may be charged by your provider for any sessions you have attended.

 

Additional Supplements

Some children are entitled to extra funding based on Government criteria. This funding is paid directly to the child's provider and must be used to support your child's needs. The additional funding can only be accessed if information required to check eligibility is shared.

Disability Access Fund (DAF)

Children in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and in receipt of EEF are eligible for DAF. DAF is an additional annual funding paid to the child's nominated setting. If eligible, please provide a copy of the DLA Award letter to your provider.

 

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) 

The Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) is an additional sum of money paid to childcare providers for children of families in receipt of certain benefits. This funding will be used to enhance the quality of your child's early years' experience. EYPP is only available on the first 15 hours of EEF. 

Upon submission of this form, the Nursery will automatically apply for this. If your child is eligable and will be in contact.

 

 

 

Agreement to the terms and conditions of the Early Education Funding (EEF)

I have read the Privacy Notice below and understand that any information shared with Herefordshire Council will be stored in accordance with Data Protection Legislation.

I certify that the information given on this form is accurate to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if I give false information or fail to declare my full circumstances, Herefordshire Council may withdraw the funding for my child and take criminal proceedings against me.

I understand that if my child does not consistently attend for the agreed amount of funded hours, the funding could be reduced or removed in full, meaning that I could incur private costs with my provider.

In addition, I agree that the information I have provided can be shared with the local authority and Department for Education (including the Eligibility Checking Service), who will access information from other government departments to confirm my child's eligibility and enable this provider to claim Two Year Old Funding, Working Parent Entitlements, Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) and/or Disability Access Fund (DAF) on behalf of my child. Parent/carer with legal responsibility

• The parent / carer must sign this form give consent to share personal information in line with current Data Protection legislation and for the purpose of claiming EEF and other additional supplements. 
• Sections for hours and weeks must be completed once the parent and childcare provider have agreed the funded hours that will be claimed. 
• This parent declaration is for the purpose of claiming Early Education Funding and does not replace the contract you may have with your Early Years Provider. 
• Funding information must be completed each term. 
• Settings MUST sign the setting declaration to confirm that the relevant documents and information needed to make an EEF claim have been received.

 

Agreement to the terms & conditions of the Early Education Funding (EEF)

I have read the Privacy Notice below and understand that any information shared with Herefordshire Council will be stored in accordance with Data Protection Legislation.

I certify that the information given on this form is accurate to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if I give false information or fail to declare my full circumstances, Herefordshire Council may withdraw the funding for my child and take criminal proceedings against me.

I understand that if my child does not consistently attend for the agreed amount of funded hours, the funding could be reduced or removed in full, meaning that I could incur private costs with my provider.

In addition, I agree that the information I have provided can be shared with the local authority and Department for Education (including the Eligibility Checking Service), who will access information from other government departments to confirm my child's eligibility and enable this provider to claim Two Year Old Funding, Working Parent Entitlements, Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) and/or Disability Access Fund (DAF) on behalf of my child. Parent/carer with legal responsibility

Funding is calculated over an academic year.
Children starting their funding during Spring or Summer Term will have their allocation reset in Autumn Term