The Department for Education’s latest statistics on pupils with special educational needs (SEN) shows that 305 children that go to maintained nurseries have statements of special educational needs, up from 265 in 2008.
There has also been a rise in the number of children who attend private, voluntary or independent early years settings, with the number of children who received a statement for the first time increasing from 680 in 2008 to 730 in 2011.
In total 900 children with statements of special needs attended PVI settings in January 2012.
The figures, which are based on data from the School Census and the SEN 2 surveys 2008-2012, also found that 225 children aged two and under in nursery classes within schools have a statement of educational needs. This increased to 1,535 at age three, 7,460 at age four and 9,615 at age five.
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