What is it?
Early Years Providers in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are eligible to receive a Disability Access Fund (DAF) payment of £975 a year per child, to help with education and support.
DAF is additional funding paid directly to the early years provider to help them support children with disabilities, for example by making reasonable adjustments, improving access or providing resources to help the child take part and be included.
Is it for me?
- Do you claim Disability Living Allowance (DLA)* for your child?
- Does your child access their funded nursery entitlement at a Day Nursery, Pre-School, Childminder or School Nursery in Nottingham or Nottinghamshire?
- Is your child aged 9 months to 4 years old, not started in a reception or foundation 2 class and receiving either 30 hours childcare funding for working parents, 15 hours early learning for 2-year-olds or 15 hours childcare funding for all 3 and 4 year olds?
*Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children may help with the extra costs of looking after a child who:
- is under 16
- has difficulties walking or needs much more looking after than a child of the same age who does not have a disability
The child will need to meet all the eligibility requirements.
For further information and to find the eligibility requirements visit Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children (GOV.UK)
Where can I use it?
All Early Years providers: Day nurseries, pre-schools, childminders and school nurseries/F1 units that offer funded entitlement places in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are eligible to receive Disability Access Fund (DAF).
You can find a provider near you on our Find Childcare page.
Additional Information
Four year olds in primary school reception/foundation stage classes are not eligible for DAF funding but children in maintained nursery settings are eligible for DAF funding.
If a child, eligible for DAF, is splitting their free entitlement across two or more providers their parent(s) will need to nominate the provider to whom they wish the payment to be made. This will usually be the provider where the child is accessing the majority of their free entitlement hours.
If a child receiving DAF moves from one provider to another, the new provider is not eligible to receive DAF for this child within the same academic year. The new provider will need to wait until the following academic year to be able to apply for funding for the child
Who to contact
Nottinghamshire County Council Early Childhood Services Business Support
Telephone 0115 9772510 or E-mail earlychildhoodservices@nottscc.gov.uk
Nottingham County Council EYFS SEND Team
Email: eyfssend@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Find out more, go to Early Years SEND Fund & Disability Access Funding (DAF) (Nottingham County Council)