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Early Education Funding Forms for Practitioners

Forms and guides for child care practitioners to use when claiming Early Education Funding for two, three and four year olds.

Timetable for claiming:

Parent declaration forms:

Please also view our:

Early Education Funding rates for BCP providers

How we calculate the funding for children.

Eligible 2 year olds
Rates 2022/23 2023/24
Base hourly rate  £5.37  £5.57 
SEND Tier 1 (addition to the hourly rate) £2 £2
SEND Tier 2 (addition to the hourly rate) £6.30 £6.30
Eligible 3 and 4 year olds
Rates 2022/23 2023/24
Base hourly rate  £4.35 £4.49 
Deprivation Supplement (addition to the hourly rate) £0.53* £0.33*
Early Years Pupil Premium (addition to the hourly rate) £0.60 £0.62
SEND Tier 1 (addition to the hourly rate) £2 £2
SEND Tier 2 (addition to the hourly rate) £6.30 £6.30
Disability Access Fund (DAF) (addition to the hourly rate) £800 one-off payment per year £828 one-off payment per year

*for children formerly funded as a 2 Year Old or currently funded with EYPP

Queries about claiming Early Education Funding

If you have any queries regarding claiming 2, 3 or 4 year-old Early Education Funding, email your local funding team at earlyeducation.fundingteam@bcpcouncil.gov.uk.