Support for Early Years Settings

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Early Years Inclusion Team

Our team of Inclusion Specialists and Practitioners work closely with early years providers in Staffordshire to foster inclusive practice and improve outcomes for all children, particularly those with additional needs.  

What we offer

  • Collaborative support we work with you to implement inclusive strategies to support individual children and the wider cohort.
  • Specialist advice and guidance for individual children or overall practice advising on and modelling relevant strategies following the ‘Assess, plan, do, review cycle as outlined in the SEND Code of Practice.  
  • Signposting to relevant external agencies that can help you access specialised advice, information and wider support. Supporting you to build links with education, health and social care.
  • Signposting, support and monitoring of additional funding for children accessing funded entitlements including: Disability Access Fund (DAF), SEN Inclusion Fund (SENIF) and Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP). 
  • Support the transition of children with additional needs into statutory schooling (Reception). 

Why work with us?

We are here to facilitate and support development, using your valuable knowledge of the children to inform our approach. By working together, we can support you in enhancing your practice, empowering you with the right tools, strategies and recommendations to meet the needs of all children in your care. 

We promote the importance of early identification of children’s needs that enables you to put timely support in place and encourage partnership working with health and other agencies to ensure that children and families get the right support at the right time. 

Our support is fully funded. We provide the most appropriate support based on the individual needs of each child and early years provider to ensure that settings receive maximum support to improve outcomes for all children.  

Training

Settings can make a request for Advice and Guidance for specific children.

Look out for our funded training offer on the Staffordshire Early Years Practitioner Hub  you can also filter by SEND & Inclusion

Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership also has a range of funded and chargeable training in partnership with the Early Years Team available on their learning zone.

Request Support

Please download and complete  Request Form for advice and guidance from the Early Years Inclusion Team and send to: earlyyearsinclusion@staffordshire.gov.uk