Schedule of dates

Dates on this page may change.

Spring term 2025

Allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account.

Spring term 2025 schedule of payments
Activity Date
Forecast task open Thursday 14 November 2024
Forecast task closed Friday 29 November 2024
Forecast payment processed - termly paid providers Thursday 12 December 2024
Forecast payment processed - monthly paid providers payment 1 of 3 Thursday 19 December 2024
Actual task open Tuesday 7 January 2025
Headcount day Thursday 16 January 2025
Actual task closed Monday 20 January 2025
Actual payment processed - termly paid providers Thursday 30 January 2025
Actual payment processed - monthly paid providers payment 2 of 3 Thursday 30 January 2025
Amendment task open Thursday 6 February 2025
Amendment task closed - monthly paid childminders only Sunday 16 February 2025
Amendment task closed Monday 24 February 2025
Amendment payment processed - monthly paid providers payment 3 of 3 Thursday 27 February 2025
Amendment payment processed - termly paid providers Thursday 13 March 2025
2nd amendment payment processed - monthly paid providers (where applicable) Thursday 26 March 2025

Summer term 2025

Allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account.

Summer term 2025 schedule of payments
Activity Date
Forecast task open Thursday 27 February 2025
Forecast task closed Thursday 13 March 2025
Forecast payment processed - termly paid providers Thursday 27 March 2025
Forecast payment processed - monthly paid providers payment 1 of 5 Thursday 27 March 2025
Monthly paid providers payment 2 of 5 Thursday 24 April 2025
Monthly paid providers payment 3 of 5 Thursday 29 May 2025
Actual task open Thursday 1 May 2025
Actual task closed Thursday 15 May 2025
Actual payment processed - termly paid providers Thursday 26 June 2025
Monthly paid providers 4 of 5 Thursday 26 June 2025
Amendment task 1 open Thursday 12 June 2025
Amendment task 1 closed Thursday 26 June 2025
Amendment payment processed - termly paid providers Thursday 31 July 2025
Monthly paid providers payment 5 of 5 Thursday 31 July 2025
Amendment task 2 open Available on request
Amendment task 2 closed Thursday 21 August 2025
Amendment 2 payment processed Thursday 4 September 2025

Autumn term 2025

Allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account.

Autumn term 2025 schedule of payments
Activity Date
Forecast task open Thursday 26 June 2025
Forecast task closed Thursday 14 August 2025
Forecast payment processed - termly paid providers Thursday 28 August 2025
Forecast payment processed - monthly paid providers payment 1 of 4 Thursday 28 August 2025
Monthly paid providers payment 2 of 4 Thursday 25 September 2025
Actual task open Thursday 18 September 2025
Actual task closed Thursday 2 October 2025
Actual payment processed - termly paid providers Thursday 30 October 2025
Monthly paid providers 3 of 4 Thursday 30 October 2025
Amendment task open Thursday 16 October 2025
Amendment task closed Thursday 30 October 2025
Amendment payment processed - termly paid providers Thursday 27 November 2025
Monthly paid providers payment 4 of 4 Thursday 27 November 2025

Spring term 2026

Allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account.

Spring term 2026 schedule of payments
Activity Date
Forecast task open Thursday 13 November 2025
Forecast task closed Thursday 27 November
Forecast payment processed - termly paid providers Thursday 18 December 2025
Forecast payment processed - monthly paid providers payment 1 of 3 Thursday 18 December 2025
Actual task open Friday 2 January 2026
Actual task closed Thursday 15 January 2026
Actual payment processed - termly paid providers Thursday 29 January 2026
Monthly paid providers 2 of 3 Thursday 29 January 2026
Monthly paid providers payment 3 of 3 Thursday 26 February 2026
Amendment task open Thursday 5 February 2026
Amendment task closed Thursday 26 February 2026
Amendment payment processed - termly paid providers Thursday 26 March 2026
Amendment payment processed - monthly paid providers (where applicable) Thursday 26 March 2026

Contact information

Early Years Team