lottery' with local authority funding for children with special
educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in their care.
According to early years trainer Kathryn Stinton, a growing number of nurseries and childminders are facing difficulties obtaining funding from their local authority to pay for additional support for children with emerging and identified SEND. This includes funding for children with and without Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans.
In extreme cases, some settings are having to turn children with SEND away because the settings are unable to obtain funding from their local authority and can't afford to provide the support themselves.
This means some children are potentially missing out on the free 15 hours of childcare they are entitled to, says Ms Stinton, who has launched a campaign encouraging affected providers and parents to contact the Department for Education and their local MP about their experiences.
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