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Funding application process

Find out about the funding application process.

Who can apply

Any private, voluntary, independent and school providers based in Worcestershire who offer Early Years provision and are not currently judged as 'Inadequate' or 'Requires Improvement' by Ofsted, are able to apply for a ‘top up’ to their GR funding. 

Please read the inclusion supplement funding criteria here: Funding criteria, deadline dates and monitoring forms

Inclusion supplement applications are only required for:

  • 0 to 5 non-NEF – for children who are not yet accessing their NEF due to their age
  • Challenge to GR4 – where a child is in receipt of GR4 but the provider wishes to request a ‘top up’ based on the child’s needs and one to one staffing requirements throughout the majority of the sessions.
  • Exceptional Early Years Funding - for complex children who meet specific criteria

0 to 5 Non NEF

Inclusion supplement funding is available for children not in receipt of nursery Education Funding (NEF):

  • children 0-3 and not receiving NEF

This application needs to be completed once a term and requires a termly monitoring form. 

Submit a Termly '0-3 NON-NEF' Inclusion Supplement Application

GR4 + Challenge and Exceptional Funding

The ‘top up’ funding is in addition to the Graduated Response (GR) levels that practitioners can allocate to children in receipt of Nursery Education Funding (NEF) on the Provider Portal.

This application needs to be completed once an academic year and requires a termly monitoring form. 

‘Top Up’ funding includes:

  • GR4 challenge funding - where a child is in receipt of GR4 but the provider wishes to request a ‘top up’ based on the child’s needs and one to one staffing requirements throughout the majority of the sessions.
  • Exceptional funding - for complex children who meet specific criteria, see: Funding criteria, deadline dates and monitoring forms

Academic Year 25 to 26 Inclusion Supplement 'Top up' Applications- Early Years provisions

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The Virtual School

Worcestershire Virtual School is a service to support the education of care experienced children. It is not a teaching institution and does not replace the school or setting which pupils attend.