Tinytots Vision Ltd

Tinytots Vision Limited - Local Offer

Identifying children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

• On induction to our setting the SEND Coordinator and parents share information about the strengths and needs of the child to create a positive partnership. 
• Families will be supported for as long as it takes for their child to settle. We want all children to feel happy and safe with us. 
• Each child has a Keyperson who works closely with each child and the family, and may identify a possible individual need. 
• On-going observational assessments are made of all children and are linked to the Early Years Outcomes and Development Matters ages and stages of development (as outlined in the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, 2014).  If appropriate other assessment tools can be used to track children's progress such as the Early Years Developmental Journal.
• We undertake a ‘progress check at age 2’ which supplies parents/carers with a short written summary of their child’s development and we share this with the health visiting team including any concerns that we may have.
• Reports from health care professionals may identify a child’s individual needs and we will include these in the child’s learning and development.

Supporting children with SEND 

• Our SEND Coordinator will work with all our staff to ensure our SEND provision is relevant and appropriate. 
• We use the ‘graduated approach system’ for identifying, assessing and responding to children with special educational needs. This means using a step-by-step response through the various levels of intervention which are discussion of a concern, targeted support, specialist support and Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC). 
• Our SEND Coordinator will explain how children’s individual needs can be met by planning support using a Play plan, a support plan or an individual health plan, to ensure the child’s medical needs are known and safely met. If the child’s needs are more complex then an Education, Health & Care Plan may have been completed and this would be used to offer support to the child. 
• The Keyperson will oversee the Play plan targets. 
• Play Plan targets will be reviewed and new ones planned by the child’s Keyperson, SEND Coordinator and parents. 
• We access additional support from other professionals where necessary. 
• Our SEND Coordinator will work with all other staff to ensure implementation of the Play plan and subsequent continuity of care and education by everyone. 
• We ensure that parents are informed at all stages of assessment, planning, provision, monitoring and review of your child’s progress. 
• Eylog can be accessed at all times so you can look at what your child has been doing and the progress that they are making. Parents are encouraged to contribute to these to help the practitioners and SEND Coordinator assess what stage of development your child is at.
• All documentation is kept in the child’s file in a locked filing cabinet to ensure confidentiality. 
• Further funding can be applied for to support your child if they have complex needs from the Local Authority.

Staff training

Tinytots Vision Nursery

Our SEND Coordinator,  Vera Parr-Hilton, has completed the following training:

• Writing & evaluating play plans 
• Autism training
• Elklan Level 3 Speech and language support for Under 5s
• Elklan Level 3 Supporting verbal pupils with ASD
• Behaviour management training
• BA Combined honours degree in Special Needs and Advanced Study of Early Years
• ECaT training – to support children with early language development
• Wellcomm training - to support communication
• Paediatric First Aid
• EHCP training

Staff have attended training linked to specific needs and have received in house training from the SENCO and Manager from training that they have received and will attend further courses if required to meet specific needs.

Tinytots Nursery @ The Emmanuel Centre

Our SEND Coordinator, Sarah Newsham, has completed the following training:

• Writing & evaluating play plans
• Autism training
• Introduction to hearing impairment
• Epilepsy training
• Paediatric First Aid

Nursery Manager, Krystyna Dojlidko, supports SEND Coordinator and has completed the following training:

• Writing & evaluating play plans
• Elklan Speech and language support for Under 5s
• Autism training
• Epilepsy training
• Paediatric First Aid

Tinytots Playgroup @ The Naz

Our SEND Coordinator, Danielle Richmond, has completed the following training:

• SENCO training - writing and evaluating play plans
• Autism training
• Paediatric First Aid
• EHCP training

Accessibility of the environment 

• Access is via the main entrance door and the building is fully accessible.
• There are handrails in disabled/staff toilet. 
• Free-flow outdoor area is accessed through the door in the main room downstairs this is a level entrance so fully accessible. 
• Resources are easily accessible by the children who have free choice. 
• We will explain the limitations of the building and would make changes or adapt our facilities if possible.
• Working with other professionals

We have regular contact with the following professionals: 

• Starting Life Well
• Area SENCO 
• School Readiness Officer
• Health Visitors 
• Speech and Language Therapist 
• Communication Development Worker 
• Local Children’s Centre Staff (e.g. parent support advisers)

Advice from professionals in other areas may be sought as a need arises, such as: 

• Child Development Forum
• Physiotherapist 
• Occupational Therapist 
• Educational Psychologist 
• Paediatrician
• Early Support

There are many other professionals who we can contact regarding a child’s specific individual needs.

Further information 

• The Keyperson is always available for advice and support in the first instance. There is a list of every child and who their Keyperson is within the individual rooms.
• Our Manager and SENCO are also available to offer advice. 
• We can signpost parents to other professionals that may be able to help such as health visitor, speech and language therapist, children’s centre and others.
• If a child’s needs have been referred to a specific team we will be able to support parents in accessing these services.

Salford Family Information Service 

Salford City Council Local Offer 

Moving on to school/or another setting 

We hold transition review meetings to plan transition for a child into school/setting. As well as parents and nursery staff, these could include foundation stage school teachers, school SENCO, receiving setting staff and relevant professionals. 

We share all documentation such as Play plans, Support Plans, observations & early year’s assessments which will include Wellcomm monitoring, tracking and any other documentation relating to the child.

We invite receiving school/setting to visit our setting to familiarise themselves with, and observe, the child and to share information in partnership with parents.

We operate an open door policy and our staff welcome families to visit our setting. We will aim to work together to include any child with special educational needs and disabilities.

Reference should also be made to our Equality of Opportunity - Supporting children with special educational needs or disabilities.