Dear Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Providers, 

Review and Confirm  

Under the Core Funding Programme, Partner Services are required to Review and Confirm their Core Funding Application information throughout the programme year.   

The first pre-programme Review and Confirm window for the 2023/2024 programme year opened Tuesday 1 August until Thursday 31 August 2023 for Partner services who submitted their Core Funding Application Module on or before the 31 July. Partner Services are required to complete their online Fees Table and Parent Statement for Partner Services before completing the August Review and Confirm.  

It is important the Review and Confirm process is completed within the required timeframe, as Core Funding payments will not commence for the 2023/2024 programme year until the process is completed and the Review and Confirm is approved.   

A Partner Service’s base rate will be capped on the date of approval of their August Review and Confirm or the date of approval of their Original Core Funding Application Module, whichever is the later. 

Partner services who submitted their Core Funding Application Module on or after the 1 August are not required to complete the August Review and Confirm. 

To support services in completing a Review & Confirm form, a detailed guidance document and tailored training videos are available in the Resources section of the Early Years Hive.   

Core Funding Partner Service Funding Agreement: 

Once a partner service has submitted their application, they have a 14-day window to activate the Core Funding Partner Service Funding Agreement 2023. The funding agreement can be found on the All Programme Applications page of the Early Years Hive.   

Once 14 days have passed, the Core Funding Application Module will be cancelled if the funding agreement has not been activated, and this will require a new application submission. 

You can view a copy of the Core Funding Partner Service Funding Agreement 2023 in Core Funding Documents. 

A training video is available here to guide Partner Services on accepting the Funding Agreement. 

Please note that for any service who does not accept their Core Funding Partner Service Agreement Funding for the 2023/2024 Core Funding programme year, on or before the 1 September, will not receive the full 52 weeks of allocations as payments are from the point of contract. 

Support: 

If your service requires support completing an application, additional resources are available on the Core Funding Documents page on the Early Years Hive.   

Your local CCC (County Childcare Committee) can also assist you in completing your Core Funding Application Module.   

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: Application     

Best regards,    

The Early Years Team