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<p>The department is firmly committed to ensuring that children with special education
needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with hearing impairments, receive the
support they need to achieve in their early years, at school and college.</p><p>The
early years foundation stage statutory framework states that all early years providers
must have arrangements in place to support children with SEND. We provide multiple
sources of funding to support early years providers to deliver the free entitlements
to children with SEND.</p><p>The Disability Access Fund is worth £615 per eligible
child per year. In addition, local authorities must establish a SEN Inclusion Fund
to work with providers to address the needs of individual children with SEN. The Early
Years National Funding Formula also contains an additional needs element to take account
of the number of 3- and 4-year-old children with additional needs in an area.</p><p>The
government recognises that the current SEND system, established through the Children
and Families Act 2014, does not consistently deliver for children and young people
with SEND, their families or the people and services who support them. The SEND Review
is seeking to improve the outcomes and experience of all children and young people
with SEND, within a sustainable system. The Review will publish as a green paper for
full public consultation in the first three months of this year.</p>
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