2 YEAR OLD CAPITAL GRANT FUNDING 2014

APPLICATION FOR FUNDING

Please read the guidance notes carefully before completing your application.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 12May 2014. Applications received after this time and date WILL NOTbe considered under any circumstances.

Please tick which of the following applies to your organisation:

Private Voluntary Independent:

Childminder:

School/Academy:

  1. Delivery Area

Provision must be in one of the priority geographical areas identified in the attached document ‘Anticipated gaps in 2 Year Old Offer places’ as red and fills gaps in the childcare market to deliver the 2 Year Old Offer.

Priority area as identified in the ‘Anticipated gaps in 2 Year Old Offer places’ Document.

Yes No

  1. Ofsted Grading

Grade

Projected cost per 2 Year Old place

This is to ensure value for money in terms of cost per 2 Year Old place.

  1. Net increase in number of 2 Year Old places

Please tick the appropriate box below (please tell us the number of additional 2 year old children you can accommodate after the expansion, eg. if you increase from a 36 place nursery to 38 place, you would normally be able to accept an additional 4 children eg. 2 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon):

15 places or more:

9 – 14 places:

2 – 8 places:

1 place:

Please give number of places to be created for 2 Year Olds with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities:

  1. Business Plan

This is to demonstrate you have a Business Plan in place showing you expect your Business to be in place for at least 5 years.

Please provide a copy of your Business Plan including financial projections for the next 5 years along with your application. A copy of your latest accounts should also be provided.

Have you got a Business Plan in place?

YesNo

Does the Business Plan demonstrate your business is sustainable for 5 years or more?

YesNo

Are your Business Plan and latest accounts attached to your application?

YesNo

  1. Length of lease

This is to demonstrate security of tenure and sustainability of service delivery.

Premises owned:

YesNo

Length of period remaining on rent/lease agreement:

More than 5 years:

YesNo

Less than 5 years:

YesNo

If you are in rented accommodation, please provide written evidence from your Landlord to prove security of tenure and permission to remodel premises.

  1. Amount of Grant Applied for including VAT
  1. Match funding

You may have match funding available. This is funding you may have to match the funding applied for under this grant.

Match funding is available:

YesNo

  1. Current occupancy

Please state current occupancy overall across your setting. Please express that in percentage.

  1. Distance to other providers

This is to demonstrate how close your organisation is to other providers within a geographical area.

Please tick which of the following applies to your organisation:

No other provision within:

1.5 miles

1 mile

0.5 miles

  1. Your Proposal

Please provide a detailed description of your proposed plans in no more than 500words.

You MUSTinclude the following:

  • numbers of registered places created for 2 year olds, including those with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities
  • full costings and timescales
  • how the child will attend the setting if provision is being developed outside of their local area
  • any restrictions or potential issues specific to your site
  • planning permission if required has been obtained or the application process has been started
  • any potential disruptions the work might cause in the area
  • details of your readiness to expand
  • demonstrate capital investment will support the physical environment complying with the Equality Act 2010

Please attach any supporting documents with your application as an Annex.

  1. Evidence of need

Please provide in no more than 400 words, details of the difference your proposed plans will make to children and families/carers in the area in which you would like to develop 2 Year Old provision. Please also provide evidence of need.


  1. Early Years Foundation Stage

Please demonstrate no more than300 wordshow your proposal supports the effective delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage [EYFS] for 2 Year Olds.

Declaration

I certify that all the particulars given in this form are correct and that any grant funding received from Wakefield Council will be used for the purposes stated on this form.

Please submit your application either electronically or in hard copy to:

Ellis Leung

Childcare and Market Development

Wakefield One

PO Box 700

Burton Street

Wakefield WF1 2EB

Email:

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 12 NOON ON 12 MAY2014.