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<p>Nationally, high needs funding for those with complex additional needs aged 0 –
25 has risen from £5 billion in 2013 to £6.3 billion this year. This includes an additional
£250 million allocated in recognition of cost pressures being faced by local authorities.</p><p>To
support parents of children with special educational needs (SEN) or a disability with
childcare, we have made 2-year-old children in receipt of Disability Living Allowance
and/or an Education Health and Care plan eligible for the 15 hours entitlement.</p><p>To
further support children with special educational needs and disabilities we have:</p><p>•
introduced a Disability Access Fund worth £615 to settings that provide places for
any 3 or 4-year olds who receive disability living allowance;</p><p>• required local
authorities to have a SEN Inclusion Fund to support early years providers to address
the needs of individual children with SEN; and</p><p>• introduced the Early Years
National Funding Formula, which contains an additional needs element to take account
of the number of children with additional needs in an area.</p>
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