Special Educational Needs Inclusion Fund - Info for Providers and Parents
This Special Educational Needs Inclusion Fund (SENIF) is for 2- and 3- and 4- year-olds who are taking up their Early Years funded entitlement. This fund is available to ensure the inclusion of children with emerging needs in early education.
All early years' providers who receive funding for the 2- 3- and 4-year-old early education entitlement are also eligible to receive support from the SENIF.
Please see the downloadable documents in the right sidebar (or below on mobile). Complete Form A for each individual child, and remember to provide a fully completed Form B for all children you wish to apply for.
Please note: Applications without parental signature to demonstrate parental consent will not be accepted.
The funding will be allocated on a banded system according to the identified need and supporting evidence base.
A new application form needs to be completed and submitted every term with clear evidence of 'Assess, Plan, Do, Review' and the impact of previous funding.
Band | Amount | Need |
1 | 500 or below | Low-cost equipment or staff training |
2 | 500 - 1,000 | Equipment, staff training, targeted support |
3 | 1,000 - 2,000 | Professional input, targeted support |
4 | Maximum 3,000 | Severe / complex need, adaptation |
Period fund covers | Applications to be submitted by | Indicative payment date | Appeal date |
Autumn term 1* | 21 September 2023 | 20 October 2023 | 3 November 2023 |
Autumn term 2 | 20 October 2023 | 17 November 2023 | 1 December 2023 |
Spring term | 1 February 2024 | 28 February 2024 |
13 March 2024 |
Summer term | 2 May 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
13 June 2024 |
* For children who were in receipt of this inclusion fund in the summer 2023 ONLY
Please note: funding cannot be agreed retrospectively
Under the Equality Act 2010, providers in receipt of Government Funding are expected to make “reasonable adjustments” and not to “treat children less favourably” by reason of disability. There is an expectation that settings are planning for children’s individual needs in line with EYFS requirements.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Monika Hammel-Lobo
- Telephone
- 020 8871 5690
- Monika.Hammel-Lobo@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk
- Parent Organisation
- Early Years SEND Inclusion Service
Where to go
- Name
- SEND and Inclusion Hub (SIH)
- Address
-
1, Siward Road
London
- Postcode
- SW17 0LA
- Get directions
Local Offer
- Description
What is Wandsworth’s Local Offer ?
This information is for Early Years, Ofsted registered, providers who can apply for this.
Last updated: 29 Dec 2023