Nursery World - A unique child: Disabled children

Families with disabled children have long struggled for access to support and inclusive services, but that should soon change under a new policy outlined by Kelly Hunt and Neil de Reybekill.

The Government has produced a series of documents aimed at improving outcomes for all children, one of which focuses specifically on services for disabled children and their families. What are the implications of this for the early years sector?

Aiming High for Disabled Children represents the culmination of a review of services for disabled children, which the campaigning group Every Disabled Child Matters worked with the Government to implement.

It looks at the responses from a range of agencies and individuals and sets out further actions required to improve outcomes and equality of opportunity for disabled children and their families. It establishes five 'core offer' areas:

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