Schedule of dates

Dates on this page may change.

Spring term 2026

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Spring term 2026 schedule of payments
Activity Date
Forecast task open Thursday 20 November 2025
Forecast task closed Thursday 4 December 2025
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 Monday 5 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

Schedule of task and payment dates April 2026 to March 2027

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Task and payment schedule
Term Task dates Payment option 1 Payment option 2
Summer forecast 2026 27 February 2026 to 5 March 2026 26 March 2026 26 March 2026
30 April 2026
28 May 2026
Summer actual 2026 14 May 2026 to 22 May 2026 25 June 2026 25 June 2026
30 July 2026
Summer amendment 2026 26 June 2026 to 2 July 2026 6 August 2026 6 August 2026
Autumn forecast 2026 9 July 2026 to 13 August 2026 27 August 2026 27 August 2026
24 September 2026
Autumn actual 2026 29 September 2026 to 5 October 2026 29 October 2026 29 October 2026
26 November 2026
Autumn amendment 2026 17 November 2026 to 23 November 2026 17 December 2026 17 December 2026
Spring forecast 2027 3 December 2026 to 9 December 2026 24 December 2026 24 December 2026
28 January 2027
Spring actual 2027 18 January 2027 to 25 January 2027 25 February 2027 25 February 2027
Spring amendment 2027 4 March 2027 to 10 March 2027 25 March 2027 25 March 2027

Contact information

Early Years Team