Guidance

SEND: guide for early years settings

A guide for early years settings on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 5 September 2014

Applies to England

Documents

Early years: guide to the 0 to 25 SEND code of practice

Ref: DFE-00563-2014

PDF, 427 KB, 27 pages

Details

This guide is for managers and staff in all early years education settings funded by the local authority.

The guide explains the duties and responsibilities of providers of early years education who deal with children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) and their families.

It should be read alongside the ‘Special education needs and disability code of practice: 0 to 25’.

Separate guides for:

• schools and alternative provision settings
• further education providers

are also available.

Published 5 September 2014