Eligibility criteria - Children with high level medical/physical/ complex needs that require a higher level of enhanced staffing to ensure their needs are safely met. Settings will be required to demonstrate the need of this enhancement.
Please note: applications will only be assessed with an up to date Early Support Development Journal – which must be submitted with this application form, unless agreed with LA SEND representative that it is not appropriate (e.g. where children have complex medical or physical needs. In this instance a Care Plan may be requested.
Evidence will be required at the end of each term; this will need to be a fully completed Evidence Assessment summary. Additional to this will be the monthly evidence sheets to demonstrate the child’s hours and enhanced staffing details.
All applications must only relate to the number of early education funded hours.
