Nursery World - Managing SEND, Part 2: Funding

In the second part of this series, Karen Faux unpicks the different streams of support available for children with special educational needs

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‘Clear as mud’ is how one nursery owner describes new funding arrangements for special educational needs and disability. A key plank of the funding regime, the Disability Access Fund, has been widely criticised since its launch in April. This new ‘targeted’ fund of £12.5m, available for children in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA), amounts to £615 per eligible child per year, to be paid directly to providers that are offering a free entitlement place for three- and four-year-olds. While its aim is to support children’s access to a free place, charities such as The Council for Disabled Children have said the money is not enough.

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