The instructions on this page were different in the following release(s):
3.80

Configure Two Year Old Funding

Release Note for Autumn 2023 (3.81)
Early Years - Option to make evidence uploads mandatory in TYOF Portal (3.81)

The Local Authority (LA) can configure the following areas for two year old funding:

• General two year old funding
• Non-economic questions
• Assisted applications
• Placement notifications
• User home pageUser home page

  The following processes can be accessed via Provider Portal | Two Year Old Funding | User Home Page:

  • Start an assisted application as a provider.
    
  • Start a placement notification.
    
  • Start an assisted application as a children’s centre.
    
  • View messages.
• Configure UDFs for TYOF

General Two Year Old Funding

The Local Authority (LA) can set the parameters for accepting two year old funding applications. To set the parameters:

1. Select Provider Portal | Home | Two Year Old Funding | Configure Two Year Old Funding to display the Two Year Old Funding Configuration page.
   
2. Select the relevant configuration values.

   Configuration Key	Configuration Value
   Restrict two year old funding applications to a set number of weeks before the child’s funding starts	On or Off
   The number of weeks to restrict two year old funding applications	The default is 6
   A comma separated list of file extensions accepted as evidence for applications	jpeg, bmp, gif, doc, docx, pdf etc
   Allow ECS check for second applicant	On or Off
   Allow applications from applicants not currently within your LA?	Allow applications from applicants not currently within your LA who plan to move within it Allow applications regardless of where the child lives Restrict applications to residents of this LA
   Request Help message template	No message template selected Submitted Approved two year old funding placement Rejected two year old funding placement Two year old funding voucher with second applicant Two year old funding voucher moving application with second applicant Two year old funding voucher late moving application with second applicant Two year old funding help requested Two year old funding voucher late moving application Two year old funding  voucher moving application Two year old funding ineligible application Two year old funding voucher
   Second applicant voucher template
   2 year old funding moving into voucher template for second applicant
   2 year old funding late moving voucher template for second applicant
   2 year old funding placement UDF field name	The name of the UDF that was set up in the v4 Client via Tools | Administration | UDF Management
   Eligible under 20% criteria Basis Funding Code	Lookup table ID: 1180
   Eligible under 40% criteria Basis Funding Code
   Reply Format	Evidence Text On or Off Attach Evidence On or Off Is the Attachment Mandatory? On or Off
   Request Help	Allow Attachments On or Off Is the Attachment Mandatory? On or Off

3. Click the Save button.

Configure UDFs for Two Year Old Funding

UDFs enable you to add extra fields to accommodate data items that One does not store. UDFs are created against entities, for example Student Details.

UDFs are set up in the v4 Client via Tools | Administration | UDF Management.

The UDFs below need to be created for Two Year Old Funding:

• Application Reference Number
• Second Applicant Details
• Placement Reference Number