| Period 2024-25 | Actuals | Actuals Payments to be processed week commencing | Adjustments | Payments to be processed by Oldham Council | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term Length | Portal opens | Actuals Deadline PORTAL CLOSES |
Payments will be processed by Schools Finance in line with the usual payment dates/arrangements | Portal opens | Actuals Deadline PORTAL CLOSES |
Payments will be processed by Schools Finance in line with the usual payment dates/arrangements | |
| Summer Term 2024 | 13 Weeks | 18 Mar 2024 | 24 May 2024 | 17 June 2024 | 12 July 2024 | ||
| Autumn Term 2024 | 14 Weeks | 15 July 2024 | 4 Oct 2024 | 21 Oct 2024 | 15 Nov 2024 | ||
| Spring Term 2025 | 11 Weeks | 2 Dec 2024 | 24 Jan 2025 | 24 Feb 2025 | 14 Mar 2025 | ||
Please note: The portal is open for input of data in line with the above dates.
Email: free.entitlement@oldham.gov.uk Website: www.oldham.gov.uk/earlyyears
Termly Weeks Calendar 2024-25
- All eligible children are entitled to up to 570 (15 hours per week)/1140 (30 hours per week) hours per year.
- A child’s annual allocation falls in line with the financial year.
- Column B shows the maximum weeks that the Local Authority will pay for within the specified term when a child takes their maximum entitlement of 15/30 hours per week.
- It can be agreed between the provider and the parent how many hours are taken over how many weeks within the specified term dates (column A) as long as the child does not exceed 15/30 funded hours per week.
- Please use the stretch calculator to calculate the number of hours per week if you wish to offer the free entitlement over more than the specified amount of funded weeks within column B
Term |
A |
B |
C |
D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term dates | Funded weeks per term | Maximum Hours per term that can be claimed |
The total number of weeks within the term dates (including holidays). This is the maximum that the allocated hours can be stretched over |
|
Summer 2024 |
1 April to 31 Aug |
13 Weeks @ 15 hours |
195 390 |
22 Weeks |
Autumn 2024 |
1 Sept to 31 Dec |
14 Weeks @ 15 Hours or 14 Weeks @ 30 hours |
210 420 |
17 Weeks |
Spring 2025 |
1 Jan to 31 Mar |
11 weeks @ 15 hours or 11 weeks @ 30 hours |
165 330 |
13 Weeks |
Contact
If you have any queries please contact: The Free Entitlement Team: