Special Educational Needs Policy

Aims

• To encourage the full inclusion of children with special needs and value diversity within our setting.
• To work in partnership with the families of children with special needs and with all agencies involved with the child, to ensure that their needs are properly identified, assessed and addressed.
• To ensure entitlement to full Foundation Stage curriculum according to the child’s needs. This would be adapted if necessary to meet these needs.
• To meet everyone’s needs in the setting in accordance to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
• To provide opportunities for staff to develop the necessary skills, attitudes and insights for working with young children with special needs.

   

Objectives

• To ensure that children with special needs have the opportunity to take part in activities alongside other children.
• To work with parents and agencies outside the nursery to meet children’s specific needs.
• To take into account the views of both the parents and the child.
• To use staff effectively.
• To implement the SEN code of practice.

   

Personnel

• Provision for pupils with SEN is a matter for the nursery as a whole.
• The SEN co-ordinator (SENCO) and/or manager has responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the SEN policy.
• The SENCO for this nursery is:-
  Mrs Tracy Rhodes who has completed a Special Educational Needs course and attends regular meetings to keep informed on any changes.

   

The contact details for our setting is: Helen Donlan – 07866477214 - 01472 280452
email- healingvillagenursery-oosc@hotmail.co.uk

Admission arrangements

• Our child:-adult ratio ensures that each child receives plenty of adult support
  and one to one activities.
• If it is felt that a child’s needs cannot be met in the nursery without the support of a one-one worker, funding will be sought to employ one.
• Our setting at the Methodist Church, Station Road, has a wheelchair ramp at our main entrance and the entrance to our outdoor areas.
• We also have an accessible toilet area.

   

Co-ordination arrangements procedures

• Inclusion-SEN pupils will have the opportunity to join in all activities alongside other pupils, according to their individual needs.
• Individual learning plans will be done and reviewed every 6 weeks.
• The SENCO will ensure that the Code of Practice is followed through Early Years Action and Early Years Action Plus.
• Parents will be involved in the assessment and review of their child’s progress.
• The SENCO and/or manager will liaise with parents and outside agencies on a regular basis.
• Healing Village Nursery will help with the transmission from the nursery to the school, the child will be attending.Assisant SENCO is Mrs Sally Mumby 

   

Staff development

• Our staff, attend whenever possible, in service training on special needs arranged by the Pre-School Learning Alliance and other professional bodies.
• The SENCO will attend regular meetings with the area SENCO.
• The SENCO will support the child’s key worker.

   

External support with the Area SENCO and other agencies.
SENCO will share information with other agencies with parental permission.

Complaints procedure
We hope complaints can be resolved, if you do have any problems please see the manager Helen or Tracy (SENCO).

Evaluating the policy
How effective has the policy been?
Have the objectives been met?
Comment on the identification and process made – through reviews.
Healing Village Nursery reviews its policy once a year.

This Policy was adopted at a meeting of the Nursery held on 22nd February 2009
Signed on behalf of the Nursery………………………….
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