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Publication - Research and analysis

Early learning and childcare providers - local authority funding and support: overview

Published
31 August 2021
Topic
Children and families
ISBN
9781802013214

Sets ou information from local authorities on the sustainable rates they have set for providers in the private, third and childminding sectors to deliver ELC; and their approach, in line with guidance published in April 2019, for setting these sustainable rates.

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Annex A: Hourly funding rates for delivering ELC entitlement

Summary of local authority data on rates paid to Funded Providers to deliver an hour of funded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC)

  • Table A1 sets out the hourly rates paid by local authorities to providers delivering the funded ELC entitlement to 3, 4 and 5 year olds and eligible 2 year olds in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
  • To allow for consistent comparisons of sustainable rates across local authorities – and in line with the guidance (i.e. meeting the costs of delivering an hour of ELC to one child) – the rates presented in Table A1 do not include any top-ups for the delivery of the free meal commitment.
  • The "Comments" column includes any additional information provided by local authorities, including on any higher/enhanced rates for some types of provision, any temporary top-ups in the rates, specific rates offered to childminders and any top-ups to the sustainable rate to cover meals and snacks.
  • Where local authorities are currently in the process of finalising the rates to be paid to funded providers for the delivery of funded ELC in 2021-22 this is marked as TBC (to be confirmed) in Table A1.
Table A1: Rate paid to funded providers for an hour of Early Learning and Childcare in 2020-21 and 2021-22
Council Year Rate paid to funded providers for one hour of ELC Comments
2 year olds 3 - 5 year olds
Aberdeen City 2020-21 £6.05 £5.45  
2021-22 £6.05 £5.45
Aberdeenshire 2020-21 £6.00 £5.31
  • Providers receive an enhanced hourly rate of £9.30 or £10.30 per hour, depending on the level of support required, if additional support is agreed for a child in a funded provider setting.
2021-22 £6.34 £5.59
Angus 2020-21 £6.50 £5.07
  • Childminders received £5.41 per hour for eligible 2 year olds and £4.91 per hour for 3-5 year olds in 2020-21.
  • From August 2021 childminders will receive £5.55 per hour for eligible 2 year olds and £5.05 for 3-5 year olds.
  • A £0.10 per hour top up to the sustainable rate will be added for snacks.
2021-22 £6.68 £5.21
Argyll and Bute 2020-21 £6.00 (increased to £6.18 on 01/04/2021) £5.31 (increased to £5.47 on 01/04/2021)
  • 3% uplift applied on 01/04/2021 - for eligible 2 year olds: £6.18, for 3-5 year olds: £5.47.
  • Rates for 2021-22 to be confirmed by the end of October 2021.
  • Where 1-2-1 support identified, additional hourly rate is paid to provider for ASN hours allocated: £13.63 per hour.
2021-22 TBC TBC
Clackmannanshire 2020-21 £5.31 £5.31
  • In 2021/22 a further payment of £0.50 per hour will be added on for meals.
2021-22 £5.42 £5.42
Dumfries and Galloway 2020-21 £6.18 £5.24
  • An hourly rate of £10.07 is paid to providers for children requiring additional support in 2021-22. This is in addition to the standard hourly rate of £5.26.
2021-22 £6.20 £5.26
Dundee City 2020-21 £5.60 £5.31  
2021-22 £5.60 £5.31
East Ayrshire 2020-21 £5.50 £5.50
  • Childminders received £4.50 per hour in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
2021-22 £5.50 £5.50
East Dunbartonshire 2020-21 £6.40 £5.31  
2021-22 £6.40 £5.31
East Lothian 2020-21 £5.31 £5.31  
2021-22 £5.31 £5.31
East Renfrewshire 2020-21 £8.50 £5.31  
2021-22 £8.50 £5.31
Edinburgh 2020-21 £5.31 £5.31  
2021-22 £5.42 £5.42
Falkirk 2020-21 £5.45 £5.45 - £5.70
  • In 2020-21 £0.35 per hour was added to the hourly rate to cover meals and snacks.
  • A Covid uplift of £0.25 per hour was added to the rate for 3-5 year olds between August and December 2020; and a £0.10 per hour uplift has applied from January 2021 to date.
  • From August 2021 £0.37 per hour will be added to the hourly rate to cover meals and snacks.
  • From August 2021 Childminders will receive £5.05 per hour per child and £1.90 per child per day for meals.
2021-22 £5.55 £5.55
Fife 2020-21 £5.31 £5.31
  • £0.38 per hour is added to the hourly rate to cover meals.
2021-22 £5.31 £5.31
Glasgow City 2020-21 £6.40 £5.40  
2021-22 £6.40 £5.40
Highland 2020-21 £6.00 £5.31
  • Rates from August 2021 to be confirmed.
2021-22 TBC TBC
Inverclyde 2020-21 £5.31 £5.31  
2021-22 £5.31 £5.31
Midlothian 2020-21 £6.50 £5.31
  • £0.40 per hour is added to the hourly rate to cover meals.
2021-22 £6.50 £5.31
Moray 2020-21 £5.85 £5.00  
2021-22 £7.57 £6.30
North Ayrshire 2020-21 £5.31 £5.31  
2021-22 £5.31 £5.31
North Lanarkshire 2020-21 £5.80 £5.55  
2021-22 £5.80 £5.55
Orkney Islands 2020-21 £5.00 £5.00
  • All non-local authority funded ELC entitlement is delivered by childminders.
2021-22 £5.00 £5.00
Perth and Kinross 2020-21 £5.50 £5.05  
2021-22 £5.50 £5.31
Renfrewshire 2020-21 £8.50 £5.31  
2021-22 £8.50 £5.31
Scottish Borders 2020-21 £5.65 £5.31
  • Additional information is currently being collected from providers and data is being analysed, building on the work carried out by Scotland Excel, to establish a fair and sustainable hourly rate.
2021-22 £5.65 £5.31
Shetland Islands 2020-21 £6.60 or £7.02 £5.08 or £5.40
  • Rates depend on whether the provider is in receipt of 'Building Support Package'.
2021-22 £6.70 or £7.13 £5.16 or £5.48
South Ayrshire 2020-21 £5.31 £5.31  
2021-22 £5.31 £5.31
South Lanarkshire 2020-21 £8.50 £5.31
  • £0.50 per hour is added to the hourly rate to cover meals.
2021-22 £5.90 £5.31
Stirling 2020-21 £5.00 £5.45
  • All eligible 2 year olds places are currently with childminders which is reflected in the hourly rate. No eligible 2 year olds places are offered within private or third sector nursery settings.
  • Childminders received £5.00 per hour for 3-5 year olds in 2020-21 and £5.05 in 2021-22.
  • Where childminders and nurseries provide their own meal, the additional £0.35 per hour is paid to cover this cost.
2021-22 £5.05 £5.55
West Dunbartonshire 2020-21 £5.31 £5.31
  • Childminders are also paid £5.31 per hour.
2021-22 £5.31 £5.31
West Lothian 2020-21 £6.40 £6.40
  • Childminders receive £5.90 per hour.
  • A top-up of £0.30 per hour is added to the hourly rate paid to funded providers to cover meals and £0.10 per hour to cover snacks.
2021-22 £6.40 £6.40
Western Isles 2020-21 £5.31 £5.31
  • The Council will survey their partner nurseries this coming term and reassess their rate once all information is in.
2021-22 £5.31 £5.31

Contact

Email: ELCPartnershipForum@gov.scot

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