The National Day Nurseries Association analysis of updated statistics has found that between January 2017 and January 2018 there was a 30 per cent rise in under-fives with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) or a statement attending a private or voluntary nursery.
The number of under-fives identified with SEN has also risen since the system was reformed and EHC plans were brought in to replace statements in 2014/15. (All children with statements should have transferred to an EHC plan by spring 2018.)
The number of under-fives with an EHCP or statement has increased by 11 per cent (from 11,250 in 2015 to 12,516 in 2018) but the number in PVI nurseries has increased by 54 per cent (956 to 1,476).
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