Available Grants & Funding
EYDCP Grants
We are currently reviewing the procedures of the EYDCP grant, therefore we are unable to except grant application forms until further notice.
Information on the Government's investment of £250 million to develop the skills of those working with young children and to help settings that are working to raise the quality of the early years education and childcare they offer to children.
Financial Support for Out of School
The Early Years, Childcare and Youth Section wish to commission services supporting three main areas of work with the overall aim to improve the provision of out of school childcare. The three areas are:
This commissioning process is targeted specifically at Out of School provision which is defined as childcare for those attending full time school up to 14 years of age (17 with special needs), it does not include activity sessions unless part of structured childcare provision. Essential characteristics of this childcare is that it operates every day either in term time or school holidays (or both) and allows parent/carers to access work or training etc, it does not include one off or once/twice a week activities.
Ealing’s Early Years, Childcare and SAFE Service works with a variety of statutory, voluntary and community organisations in order to offer a holistic approach to service delivery for Ealing’s young children and their families.
The aim of this service is to improve outcomes for all children and, in particular, to bridge the gap between outcomes for the most disadvantaged children and others and to do this within the context of a commitment to early intervention which aims:
‘To give social and emotional bedrock to the current and future generations of babies, children and young people by helping them and their parents (or other main care-givers) before problems arise’
Ealing’s Children’s Centres provide support for all young children and their families and parents-to-be through the delivery of a core offer of universal services, targeted services and access to specialist services. In order to deliver some of these services it has been identified that there is a need to provide crèche provision linked to courses or support groups
Areas for Priority
Training Courses:
Support Groups:
Who can apply?
Note:
All applications will be subject to an assessment report by the Childcare Development Officer and will only be accepted by those not in receipts of other funding to operate crèche facilities.
If you want to apply for crèche commissioning please ensure you apply before your crèche is running.
For support with applying for crèche commissioning please contact: Tracy Cherry on 020 8825 9750 or tcherry@ealing.gov.uk