From the start of the 2024/2025 programme call, where an unreported closure is identified during a compliance inspection, an ECCE compliance closure adjustment will be created by the system to recoup the funding relating to the closure day.
Services are no longer required to add the unreported closure identified during the inspection to their ECCE calendar. However, they will be given the opportunity to add a compensating open day.
If the compensating open day is added, then the ECCE compliance closure adjustment will not result in a financial recoupment.
How to add a compensation day:
- Complete the closures self-declaration contained within the compliance report.
- Once complete, the calendar will be unlocked, and you will have the opportunity to add a compensating open day.
This date must be a date after the compliance visit date, and before the programme end date. If you do not add a date, then a financial adjustment will be applied.
Guidance on adding a compensating open day is available under the Compliance heading on the ECCE Documents page of the Early Years Hive.
Summary of the Key Changes:
• ECCE service calendars will not be directly updated with closure information arising out of a compliance inspection. Instead, a closure adjustment may be processed.
• You can view your ECCE compliance closure adjustments via your compliance inspection report available on the Early Years Hive.
• The compliance inspection report will outline the rectification action due date. Once you complete the closures self-declaration of future compliance, the ECCE service calendars will be ‘unlocked’ to allow you to add one or more compensating open days. Adding a compensating open day to the ECCE calendar must be completed by the rectification due date.
Please note, it is a requirement that ECCE calendars are maintained up to date during the ECCE programme call. Any upcoming planned closures need to be inputted in advance of the occurrence, taking account of the requirements and timelines allowable for notifying closures contained in the ECCE rules.
