Early education and childcare

Payments could include any of the following - 

• Early Education Claims
• SEND Funding Panel Awards
• Early Years Panel Awards
• Training Contributions
• Payments agreed by Early Years Achievement Service
• Deductions due to non-payment of invoices (eg. Training and Early Education)

Where possible, any payments due will be processed in time to meet the next available date.

Remittance

A remittance is issued for all payments. The credit to your bank account is dependent on your bank; it may take up to 4 working days before the funds are available following receipt of a remittance document.

New and Amendments to bank or contact details

Please ensure a Provider Update Form (Word doc, 42 KB) is completed to confirm new/amendments to bank and/or contact details.

Early Education Funding Claims

Payments for funding claims will be paid monthly, unless the Local Authority agrees that a provider may opt out. The payment will initial be a percentage of the submitted estimate and then switch to Actuals during the claim period.

The final payment for the claim period will be a balance based on actual hours funded.

If estimates are not submitted on or before the deadline, monthly payments will be £0.00 until either an estimate is confirmed via email or the actual balance is paid at the end of the claim period.

Payments in Advance 

To support cash flow issues, it is possible to make advance payments if early education funding is owing to a provider. It is not possible to provide an advance funding payment for a claim period which has not yet commenced.

Please email the Early Years Finance team for further guidance and advice at earlyyearsfinance@norfolk.gov.uk.

Payments

All payments will be processed so that a provider should receive it no later than 7th of each month or next working day.

Failure to meet any funding deadlines will mean your payment will be delayed until the next scheduled date.

Early education funding will be paid monthly as a percentage of the submitted Estimates or Actuals.

Summer

Autumn

Spring

* option to opt out and receive 80% and balance

Need help?

Should you require any further assistance please contact: Early Years Finance Team

Tel: 01603 222300

Email: earlyyearsfinance@norfolk.gov.uk