Coronavirus (COVID-19): financial support for education, early years and children’s social care
Funding and financial support available for education, childcare and children’s social care organisations.
Applies to England
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This guidance provides details of support and government funding for organisations in:
- education
- childcare
- children’s social care
Information about grant funding for the COVID-19 national testing programme in schools and colleges is available.
Updates to this page
Last updated 22 October 2021 + show all updates
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We have updated this guidance to reflect the withdrawal of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the Self Employment Income Support Scheme on 30 September 2021.
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Document 'Coronavirus (COVID-19): financial support for education, early years and children’s social care' updated to reflect latest updates across sectors.
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Updated the guidance on supply teachers and other contingent workers in state-funded schools.
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Updated to remove outdated sector specific guidance for early years providers and reflect detail on public and private income from school-based nursery provision for mainstream state-funded schools.
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Added a note to the section on supply teachers and other contingent workers in state-funded schools to make it clear that it is out of date and the procurement notices mentioned are no longer in effect.
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Updated to reflect the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to 30 April 2021.
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Early years section of the sector-specific guidance updated to reflect the interaction between the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and 2021 spring term funding.
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Updated overview and the early years, supply teachers in state-funded schools, independent schools, further education and apprenticeships and higher education sections.
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Guidance updated to clarify statutory sick pay relief.
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Updated to align with updated HMT/HMRC guidance.
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First published.