At Golden Valley House Day Nursery, our pre-school aims to have regard to the DFEE code of practice on the identification and assessment of the Special Educational Needs, and to provide a welcome and appropriate learning opportunity, for all children.

q       Children with special needs, like all children, are admitted to the pre-school after consultation between parents, pre-school leader and key worker.

q       Our system of observation and record keeping, which operates in conjunction with parents, enables us to monitor children’s needs and progress on an individual basis.

q       Our key worker system ensures that staff are specially responsible for certain children, so each child’s progress can be monitored by someone who knows them well.

q       If it is felt that a child’s needs cannot be met in the pre-school without support of a one to one worker, funding will be sought to employ one.

q       We work in liaison with staff outside the nursery, including therapists, health visitors, psychologists, social workers, Springboard Opportunities Group. Paediatricians and portage workers, to meet children’s specific needs.

q       Our staff attend whenever possible in – service training on special needs arranged by the pre – school Learning Alliance and other professional bodies.