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Early Years Special Education Needs

 

Who are the Early Years Team?
The Early Years Team consists of:

  • Early Years Foundation Consultants
  • Early Years SEN Consultant
  • Sunshine Assessment Nursery
  • Rainbow Nursery
  • Supported places at Sandy Lane Nursery School and Dallam
  • Multi-professional Team at the Child Development Centre

They are co-ordinated by the Early Years Adviser.

In addition the following may also support Pre-school children with Special Educational Needs and their families:

Aims of the Team
To:

  • Ensure that Pre-school children have their Special Educational Needs identified as soon as possible
  • Work collaboratively with other professionals to identify those needs
  • Ensure that all children are able to access their local early years provision
  • Develop a partnership with parents which supports them in a variety of ways
  • Provide supported learning opportunities which will encourage the optimum development of pre-school children with Special Educational Needs
  • Provide access to learning opportunities for pre-school children with Special Educational Needs, which reflect the experiences and good practice that are appropriate for all pre-school children, regardless of gender, race, culture or type of disability
  • Provide training and support for Early Years Practitioners working with children with Special Educational Needs


What we provide and how we deliver
Part of the role of the seven Early Years Foundation Consultants is as Area SENCO for the private, voluntary and independent sector.

Area SENCO’s support staff in the private, voluntary and independent sector who have children with SEN

They:

  • Offer support on developing and establishing an SEN Policy
  • Help with the early identification of SEN
  • Help to develop planning and appropriate strategies
  • Liaise with other agencies
  • Provide appropriate information for staff and parents/carers
  • Support staff in writing Individual Education Plans
  • Provide appropriate training
  • Support submissions to STAG (Statutory Assessment Advisory Group) where appropriate
  • Ensure a smooth transition to school

The Early Years SEN Consultant is also part of the Child Development Centre Team.

The Early Years SEN Consultant:

  • Is involved with children who have been referred to the CDC
  • is involved in Assessment following a referral to the Child Development Centre
  • Liases with staff in Sunshine Assessment Nursery
  • Supports and advises parents and families in areas concerning early Education
  • Supports and advises Staff in private and Voluntary settings
  • Liases with other professionals
  • Initiates and is involved in Submissions to STAG (Statutory Assessment Advisory Group) where appropriate
  • Provides training on aspects of SEN

Additional Support for children with Special Educational Needs

The Local Authority provides additional supported places at Sandy Lane Nursery School and Dallam Nursery for children with a previously recognised Special Educational Need – usually those who have already attended Sunshine Assessment Nursery. Additional staff are available there so that all children can be included in the full range of Nursery activities.

The Local Authority also provide a specialist Class at Sandy Lane Children’s centre known as Rainbow Nursery for those children whose needs are more complex and who would benefit from a smaller environment.

A small and limited budget – Pre-school Support Plus is available to enable children with the most complex needs to attend local pre-school settings where more than ‘reasonable’ adjustments would be required.

 

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Contact us:

  • Early Years: 01925 443307