Provider Agreement
All childcare settings who want to deliver funding on behalf of the local authority must complete and return Annex B of the Provider Agreement along with the additional documents and policies requested. Only providers graded Outstanding, Good or Met or awaiting their first inspection may apply. The sufficiency team will respond to your application within 10 working days.
Assuming your submission is complete and your policies correctly detail the current referral pathways and your understanding of the funding is clear, then we will be able to accredit you to deliver the funding.
Each term a sample of early years providers are selected for an early years audit to ensure that the requirements of funding are being met. A sample audit form can be seen in the useful documents below.