Expanding Community Based Support for Early Years Children with Additional Needs.
(Exempt under Paragraphs 3 and 10.)
Decision:
That a consultation process on a new model for the provision of additional locality-based inclusion support and funding for Early Years children with additional needs, as set out in the report, be approved.
(KEY DECISION)
REASONS FOR DECISION
The Council aims to enable more Early Years children with additional needs to access mainstream provision in their local communities, to reduce reliance on specialist nursery provision and ensure equity of provision across the County. This would also ensure the Council can deliver the Government’s mainstream inclusion aspirations which are expected to be set out in the Schools White Paper.
Consultation with stakeholders on the proposed changes will help inform the proposals and the approach to implementation of the new delivery model.