Early Years

Here you will find information to support you in your setting with children with SEND in the early years.  This includes a range of resources from an Initial Concern Form template, an Identification of Needs toolkit for Early Years and our SEND Early Years/Early Education Resource Pack.

Here you will find information to support you in your setting with children with SEND in the early years.  This includes a range of resources from an Initial Concern Form template, an Identification of Needs toolkit for Early Years and our SEND Early Years/Early Education Resource Pack.

 

The Early Years Initial Concern Form and the Early Years Identification Toolkit support you in your role

Here you will find a wide range of resources to support children in Early Years. This is broken down into categories to help you find what you need

Top Ten Tips for everything from speech and language to teaching turn taking

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Answers to the most frequently asked questions about SEND in the Early Years.

Barnet SEND Early Years Team website

The Barnet SEND Early Years Team is the team that support PVIs with their SEND work. They also work directly with families if they are accessing the specialist offer. The link below directs you to their website which contains a wealth of additional resources, templates, top tips and information about how to support early years children. Do take a look and share with your early years colleagues.

Barnet SEND Early Years Team Website Link

Identification & SENIF Funding

Here you will find the Early Years Initial Concern Form and the Early Years Identification Toolkit to support you in your role. The Initial concern form has information and questions that you will want to consider if you are making referrals to other professionals as well as the Identification toolkit.

Early Years Resources

Here you will find a wide range of resources to support children in Early Years. This is broken down into the categories to help you find what you need:

SEND Early Years and Early Education Resource Pack

Top Ten Tips for... (click on image to open document)

Additional early year resources are available on the Early Years SEND Advisory Team Website

Useful National Organisations

There are a number of support organisations nationwide and in the Barnet area - click here to see a list of the ones that parent/carers find most useful.

Useful National Organisations

SEND Early Years Conference January 2024 resources and slides