Qualification: NCFE CACHE Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner
Unit: EYP 11: Support the needs of babies and young children with Special Educational Needs and Disability
Learning outcome: 1. Understand statutory guidance in relation to the care and education of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Assessment criteria: 1.1 Describe statutory guidance in relation to the care and education of children with SEND
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- SEND stands for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities – it applies to children and young people that have additional needs because of a medical condition or learning difficulty
- Information about SEND can be found in the EYFS. Section 3.68 states:
- “Providers must have arrangements in place to support children with SEN or disabilities. Maintained schools, maintained nursery schools and all providers who are funded by the local authority to deliver early education places must have regard to the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice64. Maintained schools and maintained nursery schools must identify a member of staff to act as Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) and other providers (in group provision) are expected to identify a SENCO. Childminders are encouraged to identify a person to act as a SENCO and childminders who are registered with a childminder agency or who are part of a network may wish to share the role between them“
- Statutory guidance for working with children and young people is provided by the SEND Code of Practice – all Early Years Practitioners should be familiar with this guidance
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