The Preschool Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCo) are Angie Baldwin and Dahra Pike. We aim to provide equality of opportunity for all the children in our setting; this includes children with special educational needs. The number of adults present in the preschool enables us to provide some daily individual attention for each child. Each child is able to progress at his/her own rate in all areas of development, and this is true for children with and without disabilities or learning disabilities.
We use a range of resources to help all our children settle into their new environment.
A visual timetable is a way to help the children with the daily routine. We have small individual timetables for children who need their routines broken down into small steps.
We use Makaton signing alongside picture prompts to provide children who may struggle to communicate their wants and needs.
We are experienced in liaising closely with professionals across a range of special needs.
We operate in accordance with the government’s Code of Practice on special educational needs.
If you would like to discuss the preschool's ability to meet your own child's needs, please talk to the pre-school SENCo or your child's keyworker.
Please see our Special Educational Needs Policy on the Policies and Procedures page.