The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a public consultation seeking views on a proposed increase to the application fee and the annual fee paid to Ofsted by childcare providers on the Early Years Register, with a view to changes coming into force from April 2020.
The DfE is also seeking views on the principles that should underpin a revised Early Years Register fee model to be introduced from April 2021.
The consultation is available here and will run for 12 weeks from 18 July to 9 October 2019.
If, for exceptional reasons, you are unable to use the online system, for example because you use specialist accessibility software that is not compatible with the system, you may download a copy of the form from the Gov.UK/DfE Consultations website and email it to EarlyYearsFees.CONSULTATION@education.gov.uk, or post it to:
Early Years Fees Consultation
Early Years and Schools Group
Department for Education
2nd Floor, Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London, SW1P 3BT
If you have an enquiry related to the policy content of the consultation, you can contact the department by email at: EarlyYearsFees.CONSULTATION@education.gov.uk.