Education and childcare
Funded childcare
Your child may be eligible for a funded early education place.
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Additional support in childcare settings
If your child needs additional support within their childcare setting, the setting may apply for additional funding.
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Placement in mainstream schools
Children with special educational needs have the right to be educated in mainstream schools where parents wish and the interests of the other children can be protected.
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Special schools
An Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP) is required for all children and young people who are enrolled to a special school or resourced provision.
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Sensory Support Service
Information about the support which is available for children and young people with 0-25 years old, with a sensory impairment.
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Alternative Provision
Alternative Provision refers to education that a student receives away from their school, arranged by local authorities or by the schools themselves.
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Elective Home Education
Elective home education is a choice by parents to provide education for their children at home - or at home and in some other way which they choose - instead of sending them to school full-time.
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