Early Years Provider Portal

Information about the new Provider Portal and how to use it.

The Leicestershire County Council Provider Portal is intended to make the process of submitting information to Leicestershire County Council Children and Families Service more secure and convenient.

As a childcare provider in Leicestershire you are required to submit information to us on a regular basis. Please refer to the guidance, and Fair Processing Notice on this webpage, before attempting to sign in to the Provider Portal.

Usernames and passwords to access the Portal are provided directly to providers by Leicestershire County Council – please do not try to sign in if you have not received these details by email.

Guides for accessing and using the Provider Portal

Access the Provider Portal

Submit a question to the Early Years Team

Setting up your two factor authentication to access the Early Years Provers PDF, 542.93 KB Opens new window
Using two factor authentication to access the Early Years Provider Portal after authentication PDF, 123.97 KB Opens new window
Fair processing notice PDF, 38.24 KB Opens new window

Step by step guides

Guidance on completing the 2-year-old funding headcount task PDF, 706.76 KB Opens new window
Guidance on completing the 3 and 4-year-old funding headcount task PDF, 1.05 MB Opens new window
Guidance on how to validate a 30 hour eligibility code PDF, 267.17 KB Opens new window
Guidance on how to calculate hours for more complex funding arrangements PDF, 235.27 KB Opens new window
Guidance on how to complete the adjustment head count task PDF, 1.46 MB Opens new window
Estimates calculator for Early Years Providers 2023-24 XLSX, 146.59 KB Opens new window
Guidance - Submitting Payment Estimates PDF, 152.35 KB Opens new window

Video guides

Payment summary

Provider adjustment 

Accessing different settings 

Provider portal forms 

Submitting 2 year old headcounts 

Submitting 3 & 4 year old headcounts