Funding and term dates
This table confirms the term period, funded period, and headcount day for each term.
You can claim FEEE for the number of weeks specified between the school term dates. These make up the 38 funded weeks in each financial year.
| Term | Term period | Funded period |
Funded weeks |
Headcount day |
| Summer 2026/2027 | 1 April 2026 - 31 August 2026 | 13 April 2026 - 17 July 2026 | 13 |
23 April 2026 |
| Autumn 2026/2027 | 1 September 2026 - 31 December 2026 |
1 September 2026 - 11 December 2026 or 7 September 2026 - 18 December 2026 |
14 |
10 September 2026 |
| Spring 2026/2027 | 1 January 2027 - 31 March 2027 | 4 January 2027 - 26 March 2027 | 11 |
21 January 2027 |
*** Summer 2025/2026 funded period does not cover 13 full weeks, however if you are open the last partial week of term, you are able to claim the full 13 weeks funding.
Contact us
For general enquiries, email earlyyearsdata@essex.gov.uk
For contract enquiries, email FEEEQueries@essex.gov.uk