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Early Years - SEN and Disability

Legislation

Advice on Implementing the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) in school and early years settings can be found in the SEN and Disability section:

• www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/sen/access/index.shtml#implment

Early Years Foundation Stage and the Disability Discrimination Act Poster

March 2010. Download from:

• www.education.gov.uk/publications/standard/publicationDetail/Page1/DCSF-00181-2010

From 1 October 2010, the Equality Act replaced most of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). However, the Disability Equality Duty in the DDA continues to apply. Further information on the Equalities Act 2010 for schools is available in the Equalities Update at:

• Equalities Update for Hertfordshire Schools

SEN Mainstream Funding

The SEN Mainstream Funding Handbook for schools can be found at:

• www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/sen/leadership/

Exceptional Needs Panel Process

You can find information on the Early Years Exceptional Needs panel process on the Herts Direct website at

• www.hertsdirect.org/services/healthsoc/childfam/csupportservices/send/eyexcepneedsprocess/

Early Support

Early support in Hertfordshire is our tool to support children with disability and their families. We will be identifying an Early support contact person for each district so that Early Support Children's Centres (ES CC) can link with them and so that multi-agency practitioners can ask for help with Early support. For more information please visit the Herts Direct website at:

• www.hertsdirect.org/services/healthsoc/childfam/csupportservices/send/eysupport/

For further advice and support in relation to Early Years and SEND please contact your Early Years SEND Team.