Description Focus | Early Years | Early Years setup | Define Early Years Payment Period > 2. Payment Limits Column for 2 Year Olds renamed to 2 Year Olds (Funded). Column for 2 Year Olds (Expanded) has been added. The 2 Year Olds (Expanded) column can only be edited from September 2025 onwards. Prior to then it is display only. The Payment Period […]
» Read moreDescription Focus | Early Years | Early Years Setup | Payment Parameters > 3. Parameters Additional columns added within payment parameters for 2 year olds for expanded hours. The Expanded 2 Yr columns can only be edited from September 2025 onwards. Prior to then they are display only.
» Read moreDescription If the child is eligible for Early Years Pupil Premium a supplement is added when a payment is generated. This is based on the number of hours (funded, extended or expanded) the child is claiming. From September 2025 EYPP is only payable on the first 570 hours in a child’s funding year for under 3 year olds. Child is […]
» Read moreDescription Enables providers to record expanded funding to eligible under 3 year old children. The maximum number of expanded hours per week from September 2025 is 30. Defined within the payment limits and payment parameters for each age and provider. Expanded hours can only be recorded if: The child is currently eligible for the working parent entitlement Eligibility is for the […]
» Read moreDescription Previously a 2 year old was only eligible to claim either funded OR expanded hours. From September 2025 a 2 year old can claim up to 30 hours of funding. If a 2 year old is already claiming funded (disadvantaged) hours, these hours are protected. If a child becomes eligible for working parent entitlement (expanded hours) in the same […]
» Read moreDescription A check is made to see if more than the maximum hours allowed is being claimed. This is across all providers in a term. If so, the system flags up that an apportionment is required. Hours are defined for that period in Focus | Early Years | Early Years setup | Define Early Years Payment Period. Under 2 years old Where they […]
» Read moreDescription Enables providers to record expanded funding to eligible under 3 year old children. The maximum number of expanded hours per week from September 2025 is 30. Defined within the payment limits and payment parameters for each age and provider. Expanded hours can only be recorded if: The child is currently eligible for the working parent entitlement Eligibility is for the […]
» Read moreDescription Focus | Early Years | Early Years Setup | Yearly Caps A new Expanded 2Yr Yearly Cap column has been added. Defaults to 1140 for all providers with an effective date of 1st September 2025. Set to 570 for dates prior to then. All other ages remain set to 570. Existing 2 year olds have their expanded yearly entitlement set […]
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