Nursery Education Funding (NEF) / Early Education Entitlement (EEE)
Sentinel provides a comprehensive solution for managing termly or monthly funding for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds, including eligibility checks for Free School Meals (FSM) and Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP).
Flexible data-capture forms support solutions for both the provider-centred model and the more recent DfE-led approach whereby parents input key information. The latter enables parents to register children and to find and book available nursery places. Instant feedback is provided on their entitlement to funding.
After data is submitted, the system calculates funding payments based on age and funding parameters that are controlled and adjusted by local authority teams. Integrating with existing finance systems, it sends early years payments and accounts statements online via each provider’s individual portal.
The breadth, detail and accuracy of the data held by the Hub also allows reports to be generated quickly and easily, including all Sufficiency Data and the collection, validation and submission of Early Years Census to DfE.