Special Education Needs at Kings Road Nursery

At Kings Road Nursery we are committed to the inclusion of children with special educational needs and it is our aim that every child should reach their full potential.

Every child develops in a different, unique way and sometimes children come to the Nursery with identified special needs and support already in place. In this situation, everyone at the nursery works together to continue the support and regularly review the progress with the families and specialists involved.

For other children, concern about their development may be raised for the first time when they begin to attend Nursery and this can be worrying for the family. To help support children with Special Educational Needs and their parents we have a system in place which works within the framework of the SEND code of practice.

Staff meet regularly with parents and carers to raise concern and share information gathered through observations of the child. Targets are set for the child to work towards and plans may be made to work in partnership in order to meet the child's needs consistently, both at home and at the nursery.

If a child needs specialist help the SENCO (Special Education Needs Co-ordinator is in regular contact with support agencies, such as Speech Therapists, Physiotherapists, Play Therapists, Educational psychologists and Occupational therapists.

The Role of the SENCO (Special Educational Needs co-ordinator) at Kings Road

• To liase with the parents the parents and other professionals in respect of children with SEND.
• To take the lead in further assessment and planning, support and advise the other practitioners within Kings Road.
• To ensure that appropriate targeted support is in place and these are reviewed regularly.
• To ensure that the relevant background information about the individual children with SEND is gathered, recorded and regularly updated on targeted plans and for those with and Education and Health Care Plan.

       ( Please ask to see our Special Educational Needs and Disability Policy for more information)

" The development and use of speech, language and communication are at the heart of young children's learning. Much teaching is delivered verbally; and children require good communication skills to make friends, to participate in group activities and to develop higher-level thinking skills. Children's later achievements are dependent on their ability to communicate effectively. It is vitally important to ensure that we do everything that we can to help all children to become skilful and confident communicators."