Discretionary Deferral Rates
Dear East Ayrshire Council,
1. Please could you provide the percentage of discretionary deferral requests which the local authority has provided an extra year of early learning and childcare funding for since 2013. Please only include those children born on or after the school commencement date in August and 31 Dec who were granted an extra year of funding.
2. Please could you also provide the total number of applications for discretionary deferral funding received and the total number successful for each year since 2013. Please only include those children born on or after the school commencement date in August and 31 Dec who were granted an extra year of funding.
Yours faithfully,
Patricia Anderson
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Request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
I refer to your correspondence dated 9 December 2018 requesting information in relation to Discretionary Deferral Rates.
The Council is treating your request as a request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and can respond as attached. All applications for an additional year of early learning and childcare for September to December birthdays were approved.
I trust this information has been of assistance to you and I have attached a leaflet to confirm your rights.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information.
Kind regards
Caroline
Caroline Craig
Service Support Coordinator
Economy and Skills
East Ayrshire Council
London Road
KILMARNOCK
KA3 7BU
Tel: 01563 576140
Dear Caroline,
Thank you for your reply, however, I don't think the information provided is what I was looking for. I think you might have provided the % proportion of deferred mid-Aug to Dec born four-year-old children as part of their year group from 2013-2018. I would like to know what % of discretionary (children who were still four at the school commencement date and turned five between that date and the end of Dec) deferral requests received were approved by the Council (in other words the proportion of the applications received which were granted continued nursery funding for the extra year before they started school). If you could provide answers to questions 1 and 2 (percentages and totals) of my original submission, I would be very grateful.
Yours sincerely,
Patricia Anderson
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Many thanks
Caroline
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Dear Patricia
All applications for deferred entry/additional year of early learning and childcare were approved by the panel.
I trust you find this helpful.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information.
Kind regards
Caroline
Caroline Craig
Service Support Coordinator
Economy and Skills
East Ayrshire Council
London Road
KILMARNOCK
KA3 7BU
Tel: 01563 576140
Dear Caroline,
Thank you for confirming that East Ayrshire Council has funded 100% of applications since 2013. Please could you provide the total number approved for each of these years:
2017-2018
2016-2017
2015-2016
2014-2015
2013-2014
2012-2013
Yours sincerely,
Patricia Anderson
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Academic Year Sept to Dec birthdays
2017-2018 13
2016-2017 12
2015-2016 14
2014-2015 14
2013-2014 11
2012-2013 15
Caroline Craig
Service Support Coordinator
Economy and Skills
East Ayrshire Council
London Road
KILMARNOCK
KA3 7BU
Tel: 01563 576140
Dear Caroline,
Thank you very much for this. Please could you advise if there are any restrictions on the sharing of this data.
Yours sincerely,
Patricia Anderson
CLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC
No, not that I am aware of.
Kind regards
Caroline
Caroline Craig
Service Support Coordinator
Economy and Skills
East Ayrshire Council
London Road
KILMARNOCK
KA3 7BU
Tel: 01563 576140
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