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Children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities: What we offer

At Peter Pan Pre-school we are committed to providing an environment in which all children including those with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability are supported to reach their full potential. We are a friendly, welcoming setting with an experienced and committed staff who tune into the needs of every child. 

How we identify children who might need extra support

Every child in our setting is allocated a key person who observes your child as they play alongside them – tuning into your child’s needs, interests and development. After your child has been with us for around 6 weeks and is settled with us, we complete an assessment, along with families, based on our observations. If your child is not meeting appropriate age related milestones we meet with you and agree a course of action which may include referring to outside agencies and will involve writing a My Plan to support your child. Every 6 weeks we meet with families to review the My Plan and at this meeting the views and feelings of your child and your family are discussed, recorded and acted upon. We plan each child’s transition to our setting carefully with planned settling in sessions, liaison with other professionals and providers and home visits.

How we keep families informed

At Peter Pan Pre-school we are committed to working alongside our families – we recognise that you know your child the best. At our meetings with parents we discuss how families can access additional support via Children’s Centres, the Family Information Service and other agencies. We help families to access this support. We also discuss how families can support their child’s learning at home, offering resources and ideas to take home.

Alongside our termly meetings where families discuss the progress their child is making our staff are always available at the beginning and end of sessions to chat informally.

How we communicate with other child care providers who may care for your child

We communicate with other providers via a Communication Diary, phone calls and visits. We attend joint meetings with shared settings to write joint and shared Individual Education Plans. We also like to visit shared settings and encourage settings to visit us.

We plan our transitions to school carefully and host transition meetings for children who may need extra support. We have close relations with our local schools and our staff have supported children by attending visits to schools, completing photo books and inviting school staff to visit us.

Our environment

At Peter Pan Pre-school we provide a welcoming and calm atmosphere. We plan activities carefully so all children can access them or we adapt if necessary. We have a large, accessible space indoors and outdoors and children with walking frames and wheelchairs have successfully attended our setting. We have quiet spaces for small groups and for when a child might need to be in a quiet space.

Our Staff

We have an experienced and caring staff who tune into the needs of children as they play alongside them. We attend regular training to up-date our skills and learn new skills. We attend training to help us support specific children and have a ‘can do’ attitude to supporting all children and access support as required. We have experience of working with children with physical disabilities, and complex needs as well as speech and language delay. We have worked closely with professionals such as Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Theraplay Therapists.

Please come and visit us and find out more. Our supporting children with Special Needs Policy is attached below.

You can find more information and resources for SEN using the links below.

livewell.bathnes.gov.uk/special-educational-need-or-disability-send 

www.kids.org.uk/sendiass