Issue - meetings

Report ED15107

A number of issues had arisen relating to Early Years settings which might result in changes to the Early Years Funding Formula. In particular, as a result of changes under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act, PVI settings based in schools and academies that were not maintained nurseries were no longer required to be registered separately by Ofsted, but the schools were now required to change their age range to include children from age 2 from these settings.

No changes had been made to the Funding Formula for 2015/16, but the local authority would be considering whether changes were needed for 2016/17 and would need to consult Schools Forum. As part of this clarification was being sought from Ofsted and the DfE, and the early Years Forum would be briefed at their next meeting.

RESOLVED that the issue is noted.