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    Early Years Funding Update: Temporarily Extending 2 Year Old Free Early Education Entitlements

    01 May 2020 by Libby Mahoney

    • Tags:
    • Children and young people
    • Sandwell Council
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    • Children & Young People

    During the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Sandwell Council are temporarily extending 2 year old entitlements eligibility to include children assessed as being vulnerable and meeting the definition in Section 17 (s17) of the Children Act 1989 and who have No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF).

    The Secretary of State for Education has decided to temporarily extend eligibility for the free early education entitlement to two year olds from families in receipt of s17 support who have NRPF, for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak only. This is to support their safety and wellbeing whilst the lockdown is in place. Eligible children are British-born child(ren) who are entitled to be here, yet not receiving support by virtue of the parent’s immigration status which triggers the NRPF. This is a temporary measure during COVID-19, is intended to support vulnerable children usually not eligible for a free early education place.

    Local authorities will be reimbursed for eligible children who have physically taken up a temporary free 2 year old early education place by attending an early years childcare setting during COVID-19.

    If you think you are eligible for a place or know someone who could be, please pass on this information for them to apply.

    Apply using the adjacent link – https://fis.sandwell.gov.uk/kb5/sandwell/directory/site.page?id=xPTRoDTQvMk

    For support or to contact the team, please email Cherie_franklin@sandwell.gov.uk or Gurinder_rai@sandwell.gov.uk for further information.

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