PART 3Determination of Budget Shares etc.

CHAPTER 1Requirements, and Factors and Criteria Taken into Account

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1

When determining—

a

budget shares for nursery schools maintained by it;

b

amounts to be allocated in respect of nursery classes in schools maintained by it;

c

amounts to be allocated to relevant early years providers in its area;

d

amounts to be allocated in respect of community early years provision in schools maintained by it,

a local authority must include in the amount to be allocated a single amount of at least £800 for each disabled child who is in receipt of funded early years provision by virtue of regulation 3(3) of the 2014 Regulations.

2

A local authority may only include an amount under paragraph (1) once in respect of any child.

3

For the purposes of this regulation, a child is disabled if he or she is paid or entitled to disability living allowance by virtue of section 71 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 199255.

4

The duty in paragraph (1) does not apply in respect of early years provision which is funded under regulation 14.