Common use of Eligibility Criteria for Free Entitlement Places Clause in Contracts

Eligibility Criteria for Free Entitlement Places. For a child born between: They will be eligible for a free funded 15 or 30 hour place from: 1st September and 31st December 1st January or beginning of the Spring Term following their 2nd or 3rd birthday 1st January and 31st March 1st April or beginning of the Summer Term following their 2nd or 3rd birthday 1st April and 31st August 1st September or beginning of the Autumn Term following their 2nd or 3rd birthday Age eligibility to establish when a child is entitled to access a free entitlement place based on their date of birth * Children will receive funding up until the term after their 5th birthday (e.g. – If a child turns 5 in the Summer Term, they will receive funding until the end of the Summer Term). * If a child is attending a Reception Class in School, they will no longer be entitled to funding, with the exception of the child accessing a place at an Independent School where they are not charging for Reception places. 3.1 Nottingham City Council must ensure that a child has a free entitlement place no later than the beginning of the term following the child and the parent meeting the eligibility criteria for the free entitlements. 3.2 It is the provider’s responsibility to check original copies of documentation to confirm a child has reached the eligible age on initial registration for all free entitlements. The provider can retain paper or digital copies of documentation to enable Nottingham City Council to carry out audits and fraud investigations. Providers must store any copies of documentation securely and delete or dispose of them when there is no longer a good reason to keep the data. 3.3 Providers must ‘see’ evidence, such as a 2 year old eligibility letter or 30 hour code, confirming the parents meet the funding eligibility criteria before offering a place. Should a parent apply for an eligibility check after their child has been attending with a provider and they are found to be eligible, funding cannot be backdated. Equally, should a parent be found to be ineligible after starting a place, the LA cannot fund the ineligible free entitlement hours that have been offered.