Information for childcare providers

Grant agreement

Childcare providers must sign a Grant Agreement with the council before they can offer free childcare places.

  • If a provider’s funding is stopped but they meet the quality standards or are waiting for their first Ofsted visit, they can make a complaint. See the document below for how to do this.
  • If there’s a problem or disagreement (not about the council stopping or holding back money), the provider should email: EYcommissioning@northtyneside.gov.uk as soon as possible.

Funded weeks 2025-26

Autumn Term 2025 Week number
WB  
1.9.25 1
8.9.25 2
15.9.25 3
22.9.25 4
29.9.25 5
6.10.25 6
13.10.25 7
20.10.25 8
27.10.25  
3.11.25 9
10.11.25 10
17.11.25 11
24.11.25 12
1.12.25 13
8.12.25 14
15.12.25 15
22.12.25  
29.12.25  
Spring Term 2026
WB Term Week Number
5.1.26

1
12.1.26

2
19.1.26

3
26.1.26

4
2.2.26

5
9.2.26

6
16.2.26

 
23.2.26

7
2.3.26

8
9.3.26

9
16.3.26

10
23.3.26

11
30.3.26

Non Funded Week

 

Summer Term 2026  
WB

Week Number

  
6.4.26

 

  
13.4.26

 

  
20.4.26

1

  
27.4.26

2

  
4.5.26

3

  
11.5.26

4

  
18.5.26

5

  
25.5.26

 

  
1.6.26

6

  
8.6.26

7

  
15.6.26

8

  
22.6.26

9

  
29.6.26

10

  
6.7.26

11

  
13.7.26

12

  
20.7.26    
27.7.26    
3.8.26    
10.8.26    
17.8.26    
24.8.26    

Payment schedule 2025-26

Autumn Term 2025

• Initial 75% payment on or before 12.9.25 

• Actual payments will be made by 19.12.25 

Spring Term 2026 

• Initial 75% payment on or before 16.1.26 

• Actual payments will be made by 27.3.26. 

Summer Term 2026

• Initial 75% payment on or before 1.5.26. 

• Actual payments will be made by 17.7.24 

North Tyneside Early Years funding formula 2025-26

  2025/26
Working Families Entitlement - 9 Month to 2 Year Old  £9.35
Working Families Entitlement - 2 Year Old £7.10
2 Year Old Receiving Additional Forms of Support £7.55
3 & 4 Year Old Base Rate (Working Families Entitlement & Universal Hours)  £5.17
3 & 4 Year Old Hourly Deprivation Supplement Quartile 1  £0.30
3 & 4 Year Old Hourly Deprivation Supplement Quartile 2  £0.06
Teachers Pay and Pension Grant Supplement (3&4 Year Olds)  £0.71
Early Years Pupil Premium £1.00
Additional Payment to Maintained Nursery School  100% pass through of Maintained Nursery School funding
SEN Inclusion Fund (all age groups) £8.26 per hour
Disability Access Fund  £938 per annum

Closing dates for funding tasks 2025-26

  Advance Task Closing Date Actual Task Closing Date
Autumn Term 2025 31.7.25 2.10.25
Spring Term 2026 20.11.25 15.1.26
Summer Term 2026 12.3.26 21.5.26

Tasks should be issued at least 7 days before the task closing dates. 

Parent declaration form 2025