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Understand how own setting’s policies and procedures support children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

'A – Z of inclusion in early childhood’ by Mary Dickins, published by Open University Press, 2014

Find and read this guide to all aspects of inclusive practice. You can borrow this from your local library, or if you register, you can read the articles on the Nursery World website (www.nurseryworld.co.uk) by searching ‘unique child inclusion dickins’.

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'Equality, diversity and inclusion’ webpage from the Pre-School Learning Alliance
'Special educational needs and disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years’ by the Department for Education
'What do the SEN and disability reforms mean for early years settings?’ by the Council for Disabled Children
'SEN and disability in the early years: A toolkit’ by the Council for Disabled Children
Find and read your setting’s policies and procedures on supporting children with special educational needs or disabilities. Consider how they meet statutory requirements and national guidance for inclusion.
'The child at the centre: Self-evaluation in the early years’ by the HM Inspectorate of Education, Scotland
'Challenging practice to further improve learning, playing and interacting in the Early Years Foundation Stage’ by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (now the Department for Education)
'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage Setting the standards for learning, development and care for children from birth to five’ published by the Department for Education 2017
'A – Z of inclusion in early childhood’ by Mary Dickins, published by Open University Press, 2014

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Read about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child at UNICEF’s website.
Click to read ‘Special educational needs in England’ by the Department for Education.
Click to read ‘Early years (Under 5s) Foundation Stage Framework (EYFS)’ by the Department for Education.
Click on the link to read this research report ‘Study of Early Education and Development (SEED): Meeting the needs of children with special educational needs and disabilities in the early years’ produced by Julia Griggs and Loraine Bussard from NatCen Social Research.
Find and read ‘Developing reflective practice’ by the Pre-school Learning Alliance. NB. You do not need to buy this book, you may be able to find it at the library or online.
The SEN Early Years Inclusion Service provides support for pre-school children who have special educational needs and disability (SEND).

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