PROVIDER AGREEMENT for FUNDED EARLY YEARS PROVISIONProvider Agreement • August 6th, 2024
Contract Type FiledAugust 6th, 2024Contents (Index refers to section numbers, not page numbers) 1. Duration of Agreement2. Key LA Responsibilities3. Key Provider Responsibilities4. Safeguarding5. Eligibility6. Flexibility7. Partnership Working8. Special Educational Needs and Disabilities9. Meeting the needs of disadvantaged children10. Quality11. Business Planning: Payments and Funding12. Compliance and Audits13. Charging Parents/Carers14. Termination of Agreement and Suspension or Withdrawal of Funding15. Appeals by Providers16. Complaints Process for Parents17. Complaints Process for Providers18. Provider Declaration Appendices Annex A – Local Authority Terms: Safeguarding Annex B – Eligibility & Information to parents Annex C – Eligibility checking serviceAnnex D – Local Authority Terms – Notice periodsAnnex E – Local Authority Terms – DAF & Inclusion funding Annex F – Local Authority Terms – DisadvantageAnnex G – Local Authority terms – Payments and Funding Annex H – Local Authority terms – Compliance and AuditsAnn