Common use of The Grace Period Clause in Contracts

The Grace Period. 6.1 A child will enter the grace period when the child’s parents cease to meet the eligibility criteria set out in the Childcare (Free of Charge for Working Parents) (England) Regulations 2022, as determined by HMRC (or where the child is in xxxxxx care, the responsible local authority) or a First Tier Tribunal in the case of an appeal. 6.2 Gloucestershire County Council and providers will be able to access information about whether a child has ceased to meet the eligibility criteria and entered the grace period via the Expiration Dashboard in the Nursery Funding Portal. The grace period end date will automatically be applied to eligibility codes. 6.3 Gloucestershire County Council should continue to fund a place for a child who enters the grace period as set out in the Early Education and Childcare Statutory guidance for Local Authorities 2024. 6.4 Funding for the extended entitlement cannot be claimed for the first time when an eligibility code is in its Grace Period. This also applies if a child moves settings during the term and wants to claim the Extended Entitlement for the first time at that setting and the code is in its Grace Period. 6.5 If a parent applies for their eligibility code after the deadline dates for the term (see 5.6), they must ensure the date range of their code is still valid to access the funding in the following term and that the code is not in its Grace Period. Providers should remind parents to reconfirm their eligibility before their codes expire. The Expiration Dashboard in the Nursery Funding Portal can be used to identify those codes approaching their expiration date. 6.6 Consideration will be given to extending the “grace period” for a short period of time in “very exceptional circumstances”, for example if the parent has been forced to leave their home and paid employment, or where the parent is a victim of domestic abuse or other serious crime. 6.7 Gloucestershire County Council and providers should ensure that parents of 3- & 4-year- olds are aware that if they cease to meet the eligibility criteria and the ‘grace period’ has expired they can continue to take up their child’s universal entitlement of up to 15 funded hours provided they have not exceeded their annual entitlement. An eligibility code is not needed for 3- & 4-year-olds to access the universal hours. If the parent has been taking up the extended entitlement at more than one provider, Gloucestershire County Council should continue to fund 15 hours at the provider of the parent’s choice.

The Grace Period. 6.1 A child will enter the grace period when the child’s parents cease to meet the eligibility criteria set out in the Childcare (Early Years Provision Free of Charge for Working ParentsCharge) (EnglandExtended Entitlement) Regulations 20222016, as determined by HMRC (or where the child is in xxxxxx care, the responsible local authority) or a First Tier Tribunal in the case of an appeal. 6.2 Gloucestershire County Council and providers will be able to access information about whether a child has ceased to meet the eligibility criteria and entered the grace period via the Expiration Dashboard in the Nursery Funding PortalDashboard. The grace period end date will automatically be applied to eligibility codes. 6.3 Gloucestershire County Council should continue to fund a place for a child who enters the grace period as set out in the Early Education and Childcare Statutory guidance for Local Authorities 20242018. 6.4 Funding for the extended entitlement cannot be claimed for the first time when an eligibility code is in its Grace Period. This also applies if a child moves settings during the term and wants to claim the Extended Entitlement for the first time at that setting and the code is in its Grace Period. 6.5 If a parent applies for their eligibility code after the deadline dates for the term (see 5.6), they must ensure the date range of their code is still valid to access the funding in the following term and that the code is not in its Grace Period. Providers should remind parents to reconfirm their eligibility before their codes expire. The Expiration Dashboard in the Nursery Funding Portal can be used to identify those codes approaching their expiration date. 6.6 Consideration will be given to extending the “grace period” for a short period of time in “very exceptional circumstances”, for example if the parent has been forced to leave their home and paid employment, or where the parent is a victim of domestic abuse or other serious crime. 6.7 Gloucestershire County Council and providers should ensure that parents of 3- & 4-year- olds are aware that if they cease to meet the eligibility criteria and the ‘grace period’ has expired they can continue to take up their child’s universal entitlement of up to 15 funded hours provided they have not exceeded their annual entitlement. An eligibility code is not needed for 3- & 4-year-olds to access the universal hours. If the parent has been taking up the extended entitlement at more than one provider, Gloucestershire County Council should continue to fund 15 hours at the provider of the parent’s choice.

The Grace Period. 6.1 A child will enter the grace period when the child’s parents cease to meet the eligibility criteria set out in the Childcare (Early Years Provision Free of Charge for Working ParentsCharge) (EnglandExtended Entitlement) Regulations 20222016, as determined by HMRC (or where the child is in xxxxxx care, the responsible local authority) or a First Tier Tribunal in the case of an appeal. 6.2 Gloucestershire County Council and providers will be able to access information about whether a child has ceased to meet the eligibility criteria and entered the grace period via the Expiration Dashboard in the Nursery Funding PortalDashboard. The grace period end date will automatically be applied to eligibility codes. 6.3 Gloucestershire County Council should continue to fund a place for a child who enters the grace period as set out in the Early Education and Childcare Statutory guidance for Local Authorities 20242018. 6.4 Funding for the extended entitlement cannot be claimed for the first time when an eligibility code is in its Grace Period. This also applies if a child moves settings during the term and wants to claim the Extended Entitlement for the first time at that setting and the code is in its Grace Period. 6.5 If a parent applies for their eligibility code after the deadline dates for the term (see 5.6), they must ensure the date range of their code is still valid to access the funding in the following term and that the code is not in its Grace Periodterm. Providers should remind parents to reconfirm their eligibility before their codes expire. The Expiration Dashboard in the Nursery Funding Portal can be used to identify those codes approaching their expiration date. 6.6 Consideration will be given to extending the “grace period” for a short period of time in “very exceptional circumstances”, for example if the parent has been forced to leave their home and paid employment, or where the parent is a victim of domestic abuse or other serious crime. 6.7 Gloucestershire County Council and providers should ensure that parents of 3- & 4-year- olds are aware that if they cease to meet the eligibility criteria and the ‘grace period’ has expired they can continue to take up their child’s universal entitlement of up to 15 funded hours provided they have not exceeded their annual entitlement. An eligibility code is not needed for 3- & 4-year-olds to access the universal hours. If the parent has been taking up the extended entitlement at more than one provider, Gloucestershire County Council should continue to fund 15 hours at the provider of the parent’s choice.