Decision Maker: Executive Member for Education, Learning & Skills
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
To increase the provider base funded rate for
the universal and extended funded entitlement for three and four
year olds from £4.01 per hour to £4.09 per hour for the
2020/21 financial year.
To increase the provider funding rate for disadvantaged two year
olds from £5.20 to £5.28 per hour for the 2020/21
financial year.
To note the 2020/21 funding rates from the DfE for other early
years funding rates which have remained unchanged.
*PLEASE NOTE This decision was originally
published on or near the date of the decision and so call in no
longer applies. It has been re-published as part of the change in
committee management system that we use.*
The Early Years National Funding Formula provides a local authority
funding rate for three
and four olds in North Yorkshire at the funding floor level of
£4.30 per hour. This funding rate
provides the calculation basis for the 2019/20 three and four year
old Early Years DSG
allocation. The local authority hourly funding rate covers both the
costs of provider funding
and any central services related to early years provision which are
provided free at the point
of delivery.
On the 31st October 2019, the DfE announced an increase in the
early years’ local authority
funding rate for the 2020/21 financial year. The funding rate for
three and four year olds in
North Yorkshire will increase by 8p per hour from £4.30 per
hour to £4.38 per hour. The level
of funding for disadvantaged two year olds will also increase by 8p
per hour from £5.20 per
hour to £5.28 per hour.
The regulations accompanying the Early Years National Funding
Formula restrict the level
of three and four year old funding which can be retained for the
delivery of centrally managed services associated with early
years’ provision. The level of funding allowed to be retained
is 5%
Modelling was undertaken to develop options for the distribution of
the 8p per hour funding
increase for the 2020/21 financial year and a funding consultation
was held with Early Years
providers in order to gain views on the options developed. The
consultation was held
between 2nd December 2019 and 13th January 2020. 70% of respondents
preferred this option (Option 1).
Option 2 – Base rate increases from
£4.01 to £4.08. Deprivation rate is increased by 1p for
Band A, B and C. Band A will be 55p, Band B will be 8p and Band C
will be 5p
Publication date: 15/04/2021
Date of decision: 25/02/2020