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<p>Information on funding at constituency level is not readily available and could
only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Walsall local authority currently
receives funding for the 2-year-old offer, and take-up is currently at 62%. Walsall
has bid for the schools nursery capital fund and is a partner to Wolverhampton’s bid
to the early outcomes fund, both of which are currently being assessed. The outcomes
will be announced in due course.</p><p>In addition, the department has commissioned
an early years special educational needs and disability (SEND) partnership led by
the National Children's Bureau. This project aims to improve the quality of provision
for children with SEND in the early years by building the confidence, knowledge and
ability of the workforce to identify and support children with SEND. The West Midlands
is one of the regions that the National Children’s Bureau will be working with.</p>
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