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Funding follows the child and the national standard for early learning and childcare providers: guidance for setting sustainable rates from August 2020
This document provides guidance to enable local authorities to set a sustainable rate that is paid to funded providers in the private and third sectors.
Annex B: Exemplar Questions Regarding Staffing Costs – Working Group Contracting Option
| Cost | Description | Question | Supplementary Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | ELC practitioner | What is the average basic hourly rate? | Is it linked to the real Living Wage or National Minimum / Living Wage? |
| ELC Support Worker | What is the average basic hourly rate? | What is the differential between a team leader and a practitioner? | |
| ELC Lead Practitioner / Manager | What is the average basic hourly rate? | An average benchmark of advertised vacancies could be used | |
| Domestic Staff | What is the average basic hourly rate? | Is it linked to National Minimum / real Living Wage? | |
| Staffing on Costs | All grades | What are the statutory minimum provisions? | National Insurance, Sick Pay etc. Similar to other sectors e.g. care |
| All grades | Is there a training backfill provision? | ||
| Staffing Hours | All grades | For a 40 place nursery, what is the minimum staffing? | What skill mix is in place e.g. 1 team leader to 5 practitioners? |
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