Wrap Around Care Inclusion Funding eligibility checker

Overview

Wraparound Care Inclusion Funding (WaCIF)

Wraparound Care Inclusion Funding (WaCIF) is to support wraparound care providers with school age children who have an identified SEND need and who are attending wraparound care in the April 26 to March 27 financial year.

You can use this form to securely provide a child's details to enable us to check if the child would meet the criteria for automatic allocation of WaCIF on receipt of a completed application form.

Details about eligibility for WaCIF can be found on our website. We encourage Providers to read this information before submitting an application.

What WaCIF can be used for:

• WaCIF can be used as a contribution to the following:
• • Enhancing the adult to child ratio for some or all of the time the child is in attendance
  • Improving accessibility or inclusion through non-capital expenditure specialised equipment (for example, movable hoists, temporary/movable ramps, standing frames) or to purchase specialised resources. Resources and equipment must be specific to the child’s needs
• Funding must NOT be used to
  • Purchase additional sessions for the child
  • Buy in external professionals to work with the child
  • Generally improve the wrap around environment or resource

We will respond to this form within 2 working days to let you know if the child detailed is eligible for automatic allocation of funding on receipt of the completed online application form. We will detail the next steps you need to take to access funding.

You MUST complete the online application form to access funding in all instances, and on a termly basis thereafter.

If you have any questions, please contact ey.resourcepanel@essex.gov.uk.

If you wish to raise concerns or complain about this form, please contact jenny.long@essex.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, please contact sandie.leader@essex.gov.uk.

Essex County Council fully complies with information legislation.  If you would like the full details of how we use personal data, and the rights you have about its use, please go to www.essexcountycouncil.gov.uk/privacy or call 03457 430430.