July 2019 - Discretionary Deferral Funding & Early Entry to School Data
Dear East Ayrshire Council,
Please accept this email as a Freedom of Information request.
Please could the Council provide:
(For Qs 1-3 below this data was already requested in an FoI by Sarah McCluckie via the WDTK website in early May so I am looking for either confirmation that your response to that FoI is still accurate or an update on the data if there have been any subsequent applications and decisions).
1) The total number of requests received to date for the Council to provide discretionary funding for a further year of early learning and childcare for children whose fifth birthdays will fall between the day after the school start date in August 2019 and 31st Dec 2019.
2) A breakdown of the total number in 1. above by requests for
a) continued funding in private/voluntary settings and
b) continued funding in council run settings.
3) In relation to question 2, please provide the number of places the Council has agreed to provide continued funding for in
a) private/voluntary settings and
b) council run settings.
4. How many of the children applying have a December birthday?
5a. How many appeals (challenges if there is no official appeals process) did the Council receive against the Council’s decision not to grant funding?
5b. How many of these appeals/challenges resulted in the initial decision being overturned?
6. How many official complaints has the Council received regarding discretionary deferral funding decisions between Nov 2018 and today?
7a. How many applications did the Council receive for children to be permitted early entry to primary school to start in Aug 2019 instead of Aug 2020 (for children who will turn five on or after 1st March 2020)?
7b. How many of these early entry applications were approved?
8. Is the Council’s discretionary deferral funding policy currently under review or are there any plans to update it in the near future?
Yours faithfully,
Patricia Anderson
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Request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
I refer to your correspondence dated 18 July 2019 requesting information in relation to discretionary deferral funding and early entry to school data.
The Council is treating your request as a request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and can respond as below.
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Kind regards
Caroline
Caroline Craig
Service Support Coordinator
Economy and Skills
East Ayrshire Council
London Road
KILMARNOCK
KA3 7BU
Tel: 01563 576140
Dear East Ayrshire Council,
Please can you advise when I will receive the council's response to the FoI request I submitted on 18/7/19 as the 20 working days it was ďue to be completed in have now passed.
Yours faithfully,
Patricia Anderson
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FOI Team.
CLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC
Dear Patricia,
Thank you for your email. Please note that a response was issued to you by my Education colleague on 6th August 2019. I have again attached for your convenience. The response to your questions can be found within the body of the text of your original email.
I trust this is of assistance to you.
Kind regards
Donna Phelps
Freedom of Information Team
East Ayrshire Council
Council Headquarters
London Road
Kilmarnock
KA3 7BU
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