CONTENTSThe Playgroup funding handbook provides further clarification of the changes associated with the introduction of the Education (Playgroups) Regulations 2008 which came into force on 1 December 2008.
Licence-exempt and certificated playgroups now need to meet the same funding rules and requirements to be eligible for funding. Differences in the amount of funding available to Licence-exempt and certificated playgroups remain in recognition of the quality assurance provided by the certification process.
Playgroups recognised as Licence-exempt prior to 1 December 2008 must continue to meet the definition of a playgroup published in the Education Gazette on 15 February 1991 to remain eligible for funding. Playgroups established after 1 December 2008 must hold a current interim or full certificate to be eligible for funding.
