Disability Access Fund. Three and four year old children who are in receipt of child disability living allowance and are receiving the free entitlement are eligible for the Disability Access Fund (DAF). DAF is paid to the child’s early years setting as a fixed annual rate of £615 per eligible child, if you are splitting hours with different settings it is important that you please nominate the setting you wish to receive this fund on the parent declaration form and attach a copy of your child’s disability living allowance letter from DWP to the parent declaration form.
Disability Access Fund. ● The government has recently introduced an annual payment to childcare providers that are delivering the majority of care to a child in receipt of Disability Living Allowance. Parents/carers can choose which provider can receive this by claiming it on the Free Entitlement Funding Form given out at the beginning of term. ● At Ramsbury Pre-School we use this extra funding to support the child’s experience at Pre-School through these ways: o curriculum adaptation and development to suit the child o additional equipment to improve their learning objectives or physical access to pre-school and its learning and play opportunities o specialist staff training o co-operative working/training/planning with the child’s external support services.
Disability Access Fund. (DAF) Fund all early years’ settings providing a place for each child eligible for the DAF within Oxfordshire at the fixed annual rate of £615 per eligible child. The DAF will be as a lump sum once per financial year per eligible child as noted on the parent declaration form. If a child eligible for the DAF is splitting their free entitlement across two or more providers, the Council will only pay to the parents’ nominated provider as noted on the DAF request form. If a child receiving DAF moves from one setting to another within a financial year, the new setting is not eligible to receive DAF funding for this child within the same financial year. DAF funding received by the original setting will not be recouped.
Disability Access Fund. Complete the DAF section of the PDF • Submit a copy of the DLA entitlement letter with the application on the provider portal
Disability Access Fund. From April 2017 the Government has introduced a new funding measure for early years providers, the Disability Access Fund (DAF), to support children with disabilities. The DAF aids access to early years places by, for example, supporting providers in making reasonable adjustments to their settings and/or helping with building capacity (be that for the child in question or for the benefit of children as a whole attending the setting).
Disability Access Fund. The Government has introduced the Disability Access Fund (DAF), to support registered early years settings to make initial reasonable adjustments and to build the capacity of their setting to support disabled children. DAF must not be used for childcare costs. The DAF is not based on an hourly rate and will be paid as a one-off payment of £615 per 12 month period for each eligible child. Children do not have to take up the full 570 hours of early education they are entitled to in order to receive the DAF. Children in receipt of the DAF will be eligible where they take-up any period of free entitlement.
Disability Access Fund. If your child is three or four, is receiving child disability Living Allowance and is receiving the free entitlement, he or she is eligible for the disability Access Fund (DAF). DAF is paid to your child’s early years provider. The purpose of DAF is to support providers to make reasonable adjustments and build the capacity of their setting to support children with disabilities. Is your child eligible for and in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA)? Yes / No If your child is splitting their free entitlement across two or more providers, please nominate the provider where the local authority should pay the DAF:
Disability Access Fund. If your child receives Disability Living Allowance (DLA), your childcare provider can claim an additional £615 Disability Access Funding (DAF) to support your child. Note: This amount can only be claimed once in any 12-month period. It cannot be split or claimed by multiple providers/schools. If your child changes childcare provider after DAF has been claimed a new provider will not be able to claim DAF for your child until the anniversary of the first payment. I have read and understood the above statement and give permission for this childcare provider named in Section 1 to claim the Disability Access Fund for my child for the next 12-months. Yes No Parent / carer’s signature Please attach supporting evidence Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) EYPP is an additional sum of money - £456 for the full 570 hours - to childcare providers for children living in households in receipt of certain benefits. This funding is to help improve and enhance the quality of the early education provided and to support your child in meeting their learning potential. If you have already received an eligibility code for Early Years Pupil Premium, enter it here Code: Parent/Carer’s Full Legal Name (if different from section 1) Parent / Carer’s National Insurance Number Parent’s date of birth DD / MM / YYYY Adoption/special guardianship order/child arrangement order Please attach supporting evidence Looked after by the LA Please attach supporting evidence
Disability Access Fund. Three and four-year-old children who are in receipt of Disability Living Allowance and are receiving the universal free entitlement are eligible for the Disability Access Fund (DAF). DAF is paid to the child’s early years provider as a fixed annual rate of £615 per eligible child. Parent/carers are required to submit evidence of their child’s DLA award letter to the childcare provider to support the claim for DAF funding. This will be retained on file. Is your child eligible and in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA)? □ Yes □ No Only one childcare provider can receive the DAF for your child each financial year. If you move setting, this cannot be paid to another provider until the following financial year. If your child is sharing their free entitlement across two or more providers, please nominate the main early years provider where the council should pay the DAF. Nominated childcare provider to receive DAF: Copy of DLA letter received by setting (Y/N) Copy of document taken by (staff member): Date: Setting and attendance details You must complete this agreement form with each childcare provider your child is attending for their free early education entitlement of 15 or 30 hours per week to ensure funding is paid fairly between them. Your child can attend a maximum of two different sites in a single day. Childcare provider name(s) Hours accessed at childcare provider(s) (funded/paid) Hours attended per day Total hours per week Number of weeks per year (e.g. 38, 45, 51) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 1 Funded Charged 2 Funded Charged 3 Funded Charged Total daily hours Funded Charged For children accessing for 30 hours free childcare, please declare the childcare provider where your child is attending for their universal hours and their additional hours. Childcare provider 1 Childcare provider 2 Childcare provider 3 Universal hours Additional hours Declaration The parent / carer understands and agrees the following;
Disability Access Fund. 18.1. The Disability Access Fund (DAF) supports registered early years settings to make initial reasonable adjustments and to build the capacity of their setting to support disabled children. DAF must not be used for childcare costs.
