Dear Service Provider,
August Review and Confirm
The August Review and Confirm window is now open from 1 August to 31 August 2024.
Partner Services who have submitted their 2024/2025 Core Funding Application on or before 31 August must complete the August Review and Confirm to allow Core Funding payments to commence. If a Partner Service does not complete the Review and Confirm process within the required timeframe, Core Funding payments will be placed on hold until such a time as the process is completed. Core Funding Applications may be declined if the Review and Confirm is not completed.
Partner Services can complete Review and Confirm with two options available:
1. Review and Confirm with Changes
2. Review and Confirm without Changes
It is important to note that Partner Services who submit their 2024/2025 Core Funding Application on or before 31 August, will have their base rate capped at their approved August Review and Confirm value.
Therefore, Partner Services should ensure to review the grant values displayed on the Summary Funding section of the summary page, prior to submission of their Review and Confirm. After a Partner Service clicks ‘Submit’, the application will be locked and no further changes can be made at this time until your application is 'Approved'.
For Partner Services who submit their Core Funding application from 1 September onwards, they will not be required to complete the August Review and Confirm window, and their base rate will cap on the approval of their Original Core Funding application.
Prior to completing the August Review and Confirm, Partner Services should:
- Ensure all data captured in the Service Profile is accurate and up to date for the 2024/2025 programme year.
- Complete their fees tables and Parent Statement for Partner Services 2024/2025.
- Upload their Quality Action Plan End-of-Year Report 2023/2024 to their Service Profile.
- Ensure your Core Funding Application is at status ‘Approved’. If your application is at ‘Referred back’, you must address the reason for refer back and then complete the August Review and Confirm process.
Application Change Functionality
Application Change functionality for Core Funding 2024/2025 is also now available as part of the August Review and Confirm and will remain open for the remainder of the programme year.
Similar to previous years, Partner Services will be asked to provide a change effective date for the change(s) they wish to submit. The change effective date is the date the change was implemented in the service, with a change(s) to be completed on the most recent application, once it is at an ‘Approved’ status.
Application changes must be made in chronological order of when the change occurred. If applications changes are not submitted in chronological order, previous changes will be superseded by the most recent application change submitted, which will lead to additional administration and may impact funding.
Core Funding Payments
The first payment for the 2024/2025 programme year is scheduled to be processed on the week commencing 26 August and should reach Partner Services’ bank accounts on Friday 30 August.
Future Core Funding payments will be paid in advance and equate to four or five weekly allocations depending on the number of weeks in the month as per the Core Funding Payment Schedule, available on the Early Years Hive.
Core Funding allocations can be viewed on the Early Years Hive under Programme Funding.
Support Resources
The Early Years Hive has been updated with Core Funding supports and training materials, including:
If you require any further assistance or clarification on any of the above, please contact the Early Years Provider centre by raising a Request as follows:
- Programme: Core Funding
- Request Type: Application
- Request Type Detail: (Please select relevant option)
Regards,
The Early Years Team