In this section you will find the Core Funding Partner Service Funding Agreement and the Interim Core Funding Partner Service Funding Agreement for the 2022 Core Funding programme year, as well as the Core Funding Partner Service Agreement for the upcoming Core Funding programme year.
Core Funding Guidelines
- Core Funding Applicant Guidelines 2023/2024
- Core Funding Applicant Guidelines 2024/2025
- Service Profile Guidance
- What’s new for Partner Services in Core Funding Year 3 (2024/25)
Parent Statement for Partner Services
Core Funding Privacy Documents
- Core Funding Privacy Statement
- Core Funding Grant Privacy Policy to be Shared with Service Provider StaffFunding Guarantee Review Process
Guidelines on Fee Management
Core Funding Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Core Funding Training Videos
Click on the links to view the training videos.
- Core Funding Partner Service Funding Agreement 2023/2024
- Core Funding Application Process for the Programme Year 2023/2024
- Core Funding Review and Confirm Process for the Programme Year 2023/2024
- How to upload your Quality Action Plan
- Core Funding Troubleshooting Video – Update Due date scenarios
Core Funding – Allocations and Payments
- What am I going to get paid for Core Funding?
- How much Core Funding have I been awarded?
- How to find a breakdown of your Core Funding Payment?
Service Profile and Application Module
- Core Funding Service Profile and Application Module – ECCE-Only Service
- Core Funding Service Profile and Application Module – Full Day Service
- Core Funding Service Profile and Application Module – SAC Only Service
- Core Funding Service Profile and Application Module – Childminder
Application Changes
- Core Funding Application Change – Amending a Session Type Error (days/hours)
- Core Funding Application Change – Amending a Capacity Error
- Core Funding – Replacing a Manager
- Core Funding – Departing Staff Member
Review and Confirm
Other Key Functionality
- Core Funding – Review and Confirm, Update Due Date and additional functionality
- Core Funding- Allocation functionality
Troubleshooting
- 3 Minute Troubleshooting Video – One Room and Session Type with two staff assigned at different times
- 3 Minute Troubleshooting Video – One Room with four Session Types
- 5 Minute Troubleshooting Video – Stacking Session Types based on Staffed Capacity
- 10 Minute Troubleshooting Video – Overlapping Session Types
NCS/ECCE Opt-Out Template for Partner Services
Income and Expenditure Report
A transitional period for financial reporting to cover year 1 and year 2 of the Core Funding scheme has been agreed to assist services with their financial reporting requirements. The Financial reporting requirements in this transitional phase is an Income and Expenditure Report and is significantly simplified and streamlined and the material below reflects those changes.
FAQ
- Core Funding Financial Reporting Requirements FAQ V 1.1 22.12.2023
- Recent changes to original reporting requirements
Income and Expenditure Report
Financial Management Tool
Streamlined Financial Management Tool (Streamlined FMT)
- Streamlined Financial Management Tool Guidance 2022-2023
- Quick User Guide – Streamlined Financial Management Tool Guidance 2022-2023
- Streamlined Financial Management Tool 2022-2023
Chart of Accounts
- Chart of Accounts Guidance
- Chart of Accounts
- Income and Expenditure Account Code List 2022-2023
- New Code Request Form
- Quick User Guide – Chart of Accounts
Full Financial Management Tool (FMT)
- Account Code List 2022-2023
- Quick User Guide – Financial Management Tool
- Financial Management Tool – Frequently Asked Questions
- Financial Management Tool Guidance
- Financial Management Tool Presentation
- Financial Management Tool 2022-2023
- User Checklist
How to Videos
