There has never been a greater awareness of the need to invest in nurseries to make them accessible and responsive to the needs of children with special educational needs.
However, a recent survey carried out by education resources supplier the Consortium, in conjunction with Nursery World, reveals that lack of finance continues to be a barrier. Many settings have to carry out extra fundraising activities to gain much-needed cash for more complex equipment, particularly that which is designed to help children with mobility problems.
Of the 500 settings polled, 20 per cent said that at least 10 per cent of their children had some kind of special needs, the most common being speech, language or communication difficulties, followed by behavioural, social or emotional problems.
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