The expanded funded entitlements have transformed early years income — and brought tighter rules on what providers can charge and how it must be presented to parents. This course gives managers and owners a clear, practical grounding in the funding system and the levers that keep a setting financially sustainable.
What you’ll learn
- The funded entitlements explained, including the expansion to children from nine months
- The charging rules: what you can and cannot charge alongside funded hours
- Invoicing, itemisation and transparent communication with parents
- EYPP, the Disability Access Fund and other funding settings miss
- Occupancy, staffing costs and your main sustainability levers
- Budgets, scenario planning and making difficult decisions well
On completion learners receive an NFAQ-accredited certificate as evidence for compliance and Ofsted.
