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This screen is used to view/print a Funding Hours report, the RS7, or a Funding Summary report for the funding date/year selected.
The Funding period will default to the Current period, Click the Previous button to view the information for the previous funding period.
Use the Mode drop down list to select which report to view.
Options available are:
Funding Hours
To print a detailed list of the number of funded hours for your service, select this option. Cells are highlighted with an orange or red background to indicate missing or incorrect data.
Some possible reasons for errors are:
There may be no child hours for that day (possibly because a sign in sheet has not been created).
The service is not licensed for over 2 children but there are over 2 children on that day (possibly a child's birth date is wrong).
There are no staff hours (possibly because a staff time sheet has not been created for that day).
There are no registered staff hours (possibly because a registered teacher has not been put on the time sheet for that day, or a teacher’s certification has expired).
To view details of how funding was calculated on a particular day, click on the date required and the relevant details for that day will be displayed.
RS7
To view the RS7 for the selected funding period, select RS7 from the drop down list. To submit the RS7 to the MoE electronically, check that the data is correct, then click the Submit RS7 to MOE button. A copy of the RS7 that has been submitted will be kept under "Utilities - Downloads" for up to a year after the submission date.
NOTE: the RS7 for the current funding period is submitted electronically, a copy does not need to be printed and sent to the MoE. To resubmit a prior period RS7, the return may need to be printed and posted to the MoE.
Funding Summary
To print a summary of the funding details for the Service, select Funding Summary from the drop down list. The Funding Summary report will provide details of the amounts the Service can expect to receive from the MoE for the selected funding period.
NOTE: The advance funding information needs to be entered/uploaded from Pourato into the MOE Advance screen in Infocare for the Funding Summary report to be accurate. (Centre > MoE Advance)
Using the Funding Date fields, select the month and year your require to view funding data.
To view the Current funding period click the Current button.
To view the Previous funding period to the one displayed click he Previous button.
Based on the funding period you have selected, the dates for the Washup period will be displayed under Washup.
To help determine the impact of changing from one funding rate to another, use the Override Rate drop down list, to select the funding rate you wish to use when calculating the Funding Summary Report.
Group Reports
if your service is part of a group and you have selected Funding Summary, you will be able to select Group, Area, Region, or Subgroup from the View By drop down list to see the report for all of the services.
If your service is part of a group, and you have the appropriate access levels, you will be able to select from the Select Centre drop down list which service from your Group, Region or Subgroup you would like to print the report.
Once you have selected the required options, click the Print Button to display the report to the screen.
To create a CSV file to save to the computer, click the Create File button.
Select Print to Printer to print a hard copy of the report.
For further information or assistance call
0508 INFOCARE (0508 463622) or email help@infocaresolutions.co.nz
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