Special Education Needs and Disabilities

INCLUSION AND SEND

We will ensure that our setting is fully inclusive in meeting the needs of all children.

Our setting is committed to anti-discriminatory practice to promote equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all children and families. We aim to:-

• Provide a secure and accessible environment in which all of our children can flourish and in which all contributions are considered and valued.
• Include and value the contribution of all families to our understanding of equality and diversity.
• Provide positive non-stereotyping information about gender roles, diverse family structures, diverse ethnic and cultural groups, children with additional needs and disabled people.
• Improve our knowledge and understanding of issues of anti-discriminatory practice, promoting equality and valuing diversity.
• Challenge and eliminate discriminatory actions.
• Make inclusion a thread that runs through all of the activities of the setting.
• Foster good relations between all communities.

 

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

At South View we are passionate about supporting Children with SEND.  We work with parents to identify early concerns, providing strategies to support children and we work in partnership with our families to ensure all children reach their full potential.

We engage with professionals such as Health Visitors, our Early Years Specialist Teacher, our Sensory Occupational Therapist, SALT and many more to enable your child to thrive.

Pupil Premium

Your child may be in receipt of for Early Years Pupil Premium if you get any of the following: 

• Income Support
• income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• support under part six of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
• Universal Credit - your household income must be less than £7,400 a year after tax, not including any benefits you get

You may also get Early Years Pupil Premium if your child is currently being looked after by a local authority in England or Wales or if your child has left care in England or Wales through:

• adoption
• special guardianship order
• a child arrangements order

Preschool uses this important additional funding to provide engaging resources and experiences for your child, supporting children to develop all the skills to thrive.

Disability Access Fund

Your child’s early years provider could get £975 (from April 2026) a year to help with their education and support.

This will be paid direct to your early years provider.

Your early years provider can apply to get disability access funding if your child receives Disability Living Allowance for children and one of the following:

• 30 hours of Free Childcare for Working Parents
• 15 hours of free childcare for 2 year olds if you get extra support
• 15 hours of free childcare for all 3 and 4 year olds

You do not need to use all of your hours to be eligible for disability access funding.

To get disability access funding, speak to your childcare provider or local council.