Early Years Targeted SEND Funding - WNC

All funded providers must follow:

• the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice, 2015 (link)
• the Equality Act, 2010 (link)

This means early years providers should think about the best way to use their resources to help children with SEND make progress.

If a child has SEND, their early years provider might not be able to met their needs through reasonable adjustments or the regular budget alone. If that's the case, providers can apply for Targeted SEND Funding (TSF).

The aim of this extra funding is to help children with SEND get better outcomes and to support providers in meeting their needs.

Targeted SEND funding can be requested for:

• specific equipment or resources
• adaptations to the environment
• support for staff

Providers eligible to apply are:

• schools with nursery provision
• maintained nursery schools
• private, voluntary and independent nurseries
• pre-schools
• childminders (who are eligible to offer funded childcare and education places)

Children eligible for Targeted SEND Funding:

• must not have an Education, Health, and Care Plan
• must be in receipt of:
  • funded 2-year-old families receiving Government support (link) or
  • funded 3 to 4-year-old universal entitlement (link) or
  • funded working parent entitlement for over 9 months to 4 years (link)

More information:

Detailed guidance for early years settings (including the TSF online application form) can be found here (link).