The final Code of Practice for a flexible Free Early Years Entitlement will determine how you deliver flexibility and will influence the agreement between you, as a provider, and your local authority, over the allocation of extra funding for quality.
The consultation on the draft code closes on 8 January 2010. The 15-hour offer becomes universal from September 2010. But the changes needed to deliver it are starting now, and you must get involved in sharing your views.
For example, do you agree that your local authority should use the Early Years Quality Improvement Support Programme (EYQISP) to make funding decisions? The consultation process promotes this approach, but some nurseries will not yet be familiar with EYQISP and will need to share what approach they think would be best for them locally.
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