Question: What additional funding is available for childcare during the COVID-19 epidemic

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance School funding: exceptional costs associated with coronavirus (COVID-19) for the period March to July 2020
section_headers: How schools can access funding
section_content: Funding will be available to cover costs relating to specific items. These
items are ones we judge are likely to be necessary to allow schools to provide
appropriate support to those children who will continue to attend school under
the current arrangements.
Funding will be available to schools that are unable to meet such additional
costs from their existing resources, or which they could only meet by drawing
down on reserves and undermining their long-term financial sustainability.
While we are not asking schools to draw on existing reserves to meet these
costs, we do not expect schools to make a claim against this funding if they
are anticipating that they will be able to add to their reserves in the 2020
to 2021 financial year.
We are asking schools to make the necessary payments from their existing
budgets and record these in line with local finance policies. In June, we will
publish further guidance for schools on the process for informing us of any
additional costs relating to coronavirus (COVID-19). We understand the
significant challenges schools are facing at present and will therefore make
the process for reporting this information as simple as possible. We will then
make payments – direct to academies, or to local authorities to pass onto
their schools – to reimburse schools for costs they apply for up to the limits
set out below.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Answer focuses on schools instead of childcare facilities. Not on topic.
The answer is too broad. It needs to directly address how childcare costs will be affected, and what actions are being taken to offer relief. It seems more focused on school than on the issue of child care.

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Could be Improved

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Actions for early years and childcare providers during the coronavirus outbreak
section_headers: Funding
What additional business support is available to childcare settings during this period of disruption?
section_content: The government has announced a package of
support for workers and
businesses which will benefit childcare settings.

the Chancellor has announced that private childcare settings will be eligible for a business rates holiday for one year - that means non-local authority providers of childcare (registered with Ofsted and providing EYFS) will pay no business rates in 2020 to 2021
nurseries in receipt of small business rate relief or rural rate relief will benefit from small business grant funding of £10,000
nurseries, which were already eligible for a charitable status relief, will also pay no business rates at all in 2020 to 2021
some settings operate from shared spaces which may now benefit from a 100% rates relief. We strongly encourage those shared spaces to reflect any business rates saving in their rent charges
the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme means that, for employees who are not working but kept on payroll, the government will contribute 80% of each worker’s wages of up to £2,500, backdated to 1 March 2020. Further guidance provides details on how early years providers with a mixture of public and private funding should access the scheme
the Self-employment Income Support Scheme for those who are self-employed or members of a partnership and have lost profits due to coronavirus. The scheme allows individuals to claim a taxable grant worth 80% of trading profits up to a maximum of £2,500 per month for 3 months. HMRC will contact individuals who are eligible and invite them to apply online
for the self-employed (including childminders), the minimum income floor will also be temporarily relaxed, meaning Universal Credit can be accessed at a rate to match statutory sick pay (SSP)
the Business Interruption Loan Scheme will now be interest-free for 12 months, an increase from 6
VAT payments due with VAT returns between now and the end June 2020 will be deferred. UK VAT registered businesses will not need make those payments until March 2021
the Secretary of State for Business announced on 28 March 2020 that he will make changes to enable UK companies undergoing a rescue or restructure process to continue trading to help them avoid insolvency. This includes temporarily suspending wrongful trading provisions retrospectively from 1 March 2020 for 3 months for company directors so they can keep their business going without the threat of personal liability
working tax credit has been increased by £1,000 a year
the government has also announced a £20 per week increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element, and an increase in the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants so that it covers the cheapest third of local rents

*[EYFS]: early years foundation stage

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Discusses additional funding available for childcare during the pandemic, including dates.
This answer is extremely comprehensive and lists a lot of different types of information relating ot the relief package. It seems like it is a little excessively verbose, but it does announce information relating directly to the question.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance School funding: exceptional costs associated with coronavirus (COVID-19) for the period March to July 2020
section_headers: Additional costs covered by the fund
section_content: We understand this is a very challenging time for schools. We encourage all
schools to continue to manage their budgets in the most effective way
possible, and to redirect their existing resources to best support all their
pupils, particularly vulnerable children and children of critical workers, in
the current circumstances.
We have identified areas where we believe is it most likely that schools may
face additional costs, as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
These are:

increased premises related costs (including utilities and resources needed to keep the school open, such as hygiene services) associated with keeping schools open during the Easter and/or summer half term holidays, for vulnerable children and the children of critical workers, over and above the costs that schools would have faced in other circumstances
support for free school meals (FSM) for eligible children who are not attending school , where those costs are not covered by the FSM national voucher scheme - this covers: 
costs to schools arising before the introduction of the national voucher scheme
costs where schools are providing free meals to children for whom the national voucher scheme is inappropriate (for example, because there are no participating supermarkets locally or schools are providing meals directly)


additional cleaning – required due to confirmed or suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, in line with COVID-19: cleaning of non-healthcare settings, over and above the cost of existing cleaning arrangements

If a school faces other, extraordinary costs to deliver appropriate support to
their pupils through this period that are not covered by this list and cannot
be met by existing budgets, they should contact
DfE.CoronavirusHelpline@education.gov.uk.
Other queries should continue to be directed towards central enquiry channels.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Discusses school budgets. No mention of funding for childcare facilities.
This answers to the topic of schools, but not to the topic of childcare in other regards. It needs to address costs of pre school, babysitting for workers, and other costs like after school transportation, etc.

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