Where the SEND research started In 2022, we visited a client nursery who was worried. The nursery had accommodated 19 children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, known as SEND, in a 38 place setting. Then a letter arrived from the local authority, asking them to take another child with SEND. The owner was overwhelmed….
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Focus on Safeguarding
In a recent article for Nursery Management Today, we described the pressures facing nurseries as a perfect storm. Since writing that piece, the conversations we have had with nursery owners and senior leaders have only reinforced that view and nowhere more so than on the subject of safeguarding. It is the area where external scrutiny is sharpest,…
Continue reading "Focus on Safeguarding"Understanding SEND in Early Years
A meeting with an owner of a small nursery group 15 months ago, raised serious concerns regarding the challenges Early Years settings face. This client advised she had 38 children at one of her nurseries and 19 children had complex additional needs. This was already a major issue to the operation of the nursery and…
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