Error 5235

Error 5235 occurs when a 2-year-old's funding basis is missing or invalid, particularly if they have recorded funded hours before turning three. The DfE mandates that only eligible two-year-olds can have funded hours during the term of their third birthday. To resolve this error, a valid 2-Year-Old Funding Basis must be provided, or funded hours should be set to zero if not applicable.

The 2-year-old basis for funding is missing or an invalid value for a two-year-old with funded hours.

The DfE states: 'All children become eligible for funded early education from the term following a child’s third birthday irrespective of background or family circumstances (the 3 and 4 year old universal entitlement).'

If a child has been enrolled at your school before they have turned three, error 5235 will appear if you have recorded their Funded Hours, but have not included a 2-Year-old Funding Basis. This is because the DfE expect that only two year olds that meet certain eligibility criteria (economic eligibility, high-level SEN or disability, or being Looked after/adopted from care) would have Funded Hours in the term of their third birthday.

It will not be possible to clear this error without including a 2-Year-Old Funding Basis, but if you are unsure which basis to use or need further advice, we'd recommend contacting your Local Authority, or the DfE themselves.

• If the student has funded hours, they will need to be given a funding basis - you can see how to do this here: Hours at setting, funded hours, extended hours and 30 hour codes
• If the student should not have funded hours, set the funded hours to 0:00