Archived decisions

Decision Maker:

Executive Lead Member for Children's Services (Education)

Date of Decision:

16 October 2008

Decision Title:

Nursery provision for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Decision Reference:

353

Report From:

John Coughlan, Director of Children's Services

Contact name:

Sue Dorney-Smith, Education Officer (SEN)

Tel:

01962 846418

Email:

[email protected]

1) Summary

The following decision(s) are sought:

1.1. a strategy for improving nursery education for children with special educational needs outlined in the report was agreed. This has the aim of providing more consistency across the county and includes developing new inclusive specialist SEN provision in `Early Years SEN hub centres' involving non-maintained pre-schools based in or linked to some Hampshire Children's Centres

1.2. the model for specialist SEN nursery provision in non-maintained pre-schools outlined in Appendices A and B was agreed.

2) Reasons for the decision

2.1. There are Early Years SEN hub centres in six areas of the county and it is felt that ideally there is a need for one in each of the 11 districts of the county. This will ensure a more consistent range of provision across the county increasing equality of access.

2.2. The Children's Centre programme provides an opportunity to address this, working in partnership with the non-maintained sector.

3) Other options considered and rejected:

The only other option is to continue with current provision but, as the aim of the proposal is to improve consistency of provision across the county, this option was rejected.

4) Conflicts of Interest:

4.1. Conflicts of interest declared by the decision-maker:

None

4.2. Conflicts of interest declared by other Executive Members consulted:

None

5) Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee:

None

6) Any reasons for the matter being dealt with if urgent :

None

7) Statement from the Decision Maker:

Approved by:

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Date:

16 October 2008

Executive Lead Member for Children's Services (Education)

Councillor David Kirk