We are moving from Kent to Norfolk in the Feb half term.
My son can claim his 15 hours funding for pre school from January- and the setting requires 4 weeks notice of any change. I have told them already he will be finishing (and moving) 13th Feb. so he will literally only be funded at this setting from Jan 07th to Feb 13th.
We are then set to put him into a new preschool in Norfolk for his free hours when the term restarts Feb 24th. However his current setting in Kent have said they wonMt transfer his hours to Norfolk until April 22nd! This seems absurd... Norfolk said that if a child is moving out of county this is not on, as he's entitled to jt and they often have children transfer mid term from out of area with their hours.
I have logged a call with Kent County council to ask whats going on, but it seems fraudulent, for want of a better word, for The setting in Kent to claim a kids hours who they have had due notice for for over 2 months after he has left!! It's not like he could physically get there, and he will then be kicking his heels, in a brand new place, for 2 months instead of starting to meet new friends and settle down... Surely none of that is actually in the best interest of the child...!
Does anyone have any experience of this? It all seems really silly, and not at all geared towards the child, or family, but towards funding and who can get what!!
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Moving county mid term and transfer of Early Years Funding- help!!
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MrsH2010 · 17/12/2013 17:05
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