1. Primary Partnership Headteachers Meeting
Additional Funding for SEND (Nursery)
14 March 2019
Presented by:
Anne Doran
Lead for Early Years SEN Team

2. Additional funding streams
Some of the children in your nursery may be eligible to access…
SEN Inclusion Fund
and/or
Disability Access Fund (DAF)
Please note that a child that has an EHCP cannot access SEN Inclusion Fund but, if eligible could access Disability Access Fund (DAF). 2

3. Government legislation
Page 20 – 21
SEN Inclusion Fund
Page 22 – 23
Disability Access Fund (DAF) 3

4. Government legislation
The main content of this document is based on national funding formulas / funding rates for local authorities and early years providers
Within the document there is also a section in relation to meeting the needs of disabled children and children with special educational needs
The section clearly sets out requirements on local authorities in relation to the two additional funding streams of SEN Inclusion Fund and Disability Access Fund 4

5. Requirements – SEN Inclusion Fund
All local authorities are required to have a SEN Inclusion Fund within their local funding systems
The purpose of the fund is to support local authorities to work with providers to address the needs of individual children with SEND
It is to ensure the inclusion of children with SEND to access their full entitlement of funded hours
To support early intervention and improve outcomes 5

6. Requirements – SEN Inclusion Fund
All 3- and 4- years olds accessing government entitlement should have access to the fund
Would be best focused on children with lower level or emerging SEN
The funding could be pooled from either or both of the Early Years and High Needs DSG funding blocks
Expectation that funds will be given to providers in the form of a top up grant on a case by case basis
Local authority required to consult with early years providers on final model 6

7. Where to find information on SEN Inclusion Fund
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Finish 156 secs

8. SEN Inclusion Fund – Local Offer

9. Funding allocation for 2018/19 & 2019/20
Total funding allocation for SEN Inclusion Fund is £741, 000
High
Needs
Block
Funds 1/3rd of EY3 & EY4 and EY5
£380, 000
(includes ring fenced amount of £10,000 for specialist equipment)
Early
Years
Block
Funds EY2 &
2/3rd of EY3
£361, 000

10. Who can access SEN Inclusion Fund?
Early Years Providers
Any Ofsted registered early years provider in the London Borough of Hounslow in receipt of government funding
Childminders
Private, Voluntary & Independent (PVIs)
Mainstream Nursery (including 2 year provision)

11. Who is eligible for SEN Inclusion Fund?
All 2 years olds and 3- and 4- year olds with an identified level of SEND (not with an EHCP)
Accessing an early years setting in Hounslow (up to 570 hrs max / 15 hour entitlement)
Funding for a child eligible to access 30 hour entitlement is considered on a case by case basis
A banding system is used to allocate top up grants dependent on child’s level of need / primary need 11

12. EY5 Profound/ Complex delay (80+%) EY4 Significant delay (60 – 80%)
Banding thresholds
EY5 Profound/ Complex delay (80+%)
EY4 Significant delay (60 – 80%)
EY3 Severe delay
(45 – 60%)
EY2 Moderate delay
(30 – 45%)
EY1 Mild delay
(15 – 30%)
EY0 Age appropriate
(0 – 15%)

13. Banding / funding for SEN categories
EY Band
Level of Need
SEN Category
Funding (EY and or HN)
Top up grant (per term)
EY0
No SEN
None
No additional funding
EY1
Mild
Low / Emerging SEN
EY2
Moderate
SEN Inclusion Fund (EY Block)
£300
EY3
Severe
High need
SEN Inclusion Fund (EY & HN Blocks)
£600
EY4
Significant
SEN Inclusion Fund (HN Block)
£1, 000
EY5
Profound / Complex
High need / Complex needs
£1, 740 13

14. How the funding can be used
To build capacity within the setting with additional staffing to support specific interventions / strategies for the child with SEND
Specialist or one-off training to upskill whole team or staff member(s)
Purchase of resources / equipment to support specific interventions / strategies
Reduce child to adult ratio in order to support child with SEND 14

15. Process for accessing SEN Inclusion Fund
Early years provider required to return a SEN Inclusion Fund Review Document at the end of each period of funding
If funding has been agreed, top up grant / lump sum payment for each child will be made directly to the early years provider
Panel decision ed to early years provider within seven working days with SEN Inclusion Fund Decision Sheet attached
Request taken to next available SEN Inclusion Fund Panel
Early years provider makes request for funding
via SEN Inclusion Fund Request Form (available on Local Offer)

16. Requirements – Disability Access Fund
To support disabled children’s access to the entitlements for three and four year olds
Funds can be used to support providers in making reasonable adjustments to their settings and/or help build capacity
Early years providers are responsible for identifying eligible children
Local authority is responsible for checking eligibility and distributing DAF funding to providers 16

17. Where to find information on DAF
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18. Disability Access Fund – Local Offer

19. Funding allocation for DAF
Ring fenced funding paid directly into Early Years Block
Funding allocation based on Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) data showing the number of 3- and 4- year olds (not in reception) receiving the Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
Early
Years
Block

20. Who can access DAF? Early Years Providers
Any Ofsted registered early years provider in the London Borough of Hounslow in receipt of government funding
Childminders
Mainstream Nursery (including 2 year provision)
Private, Voluntary & Independent (PVIs)
Specialist
Assessment
Nursery
(SAN)

21. Who is eligible for the DAF?
3 and 4 year olds will be eligible for the DAF if they meet the following criteria
- in receipt of child Disability Living Allowance
- accessing free early education (i.e. EEE 15 or 30)
The child does not have to take up their full 570 hours of entitlement to be able to access the DAF
The child can also be in receipt of funding from either SEN Inclusion Fund or EHCP
Four year olds in maintained, academy or free school reception class are not eligible for the DAF 21

22. How much funding will each child receive?
A one off payment of £615 (per year) is paid to the registered early years provider where the child attends
The DAF is not based on an hourly rate and is an additional entitlement
The expectation is that the provider should discuss with parent how they plan to use the funding
The early years provider will need to take a copy of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) letter and complete the Parent Declaration Form (your school should have a copy of this) 22

23. Process for accessing Disability Access Fund
Once eligibility of child confirmed, payment of £615 transferred to provider account
They will ask you to confirm all of the details from the information list that were sent to you
An EY SEN Team Business Support Officer will call you within four working days
An will be sent to you confirming receipt of notification which will include a list of information for you to prepare
Early years provider notifies Local Authority that they have a child eligible for DAF via

24. Questions or queries… SEN Inclusion Fund
Disability Access Fund (DAF)