Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

At Renaissance Nurseries, we are committed to the inclusion of all children. All children have the right to be cared for and educated to develop to their full potential alongside each other through positive experiences. This enables them to share opportunities and experiences and develop and learn from each other. We provide a positive and welcoming environment where children are supported according to their individual needs, and we work hard to ensure no children are discriminated against or put at a disadvantage as a consequence of their needs. We believe that all children have the right to experience and develop alongside their peers, regardless of their individual needs. Each child’s needs are unique, so any attempt to categorise children is inappropriate. We are committed to working alongside parents in the provision for their child’s individual needs to enable us to help the child to develop to their full potential. We are committed to working with any child with a specific need and disability and making reasonable adjustments to enable every child to use the nursery’s facilities fully. All children have a right to a broad and well-balanced early learning environment. Where we believe a child may have additional needs previously not been acknowledged, we will work closely with the child’s parents and relevant professionals to establish if any additional action is required. Please refer to our Inclusion Policy for more details on how we support our SEN children.

Equality of Opportunities/Inclusion

We have an Equality of Opportunities Policy aimed to ensure best practices for admission to enable a maximum number of children to access their Free Early Education Entitlement place and through the delivery of flexible options and support parents to access employment, education or training.

We will ensure that children are admitted relatively and consistently per this Policy and Procedure. All children (regardless of race, gender, religious belief or affiliation, intellectual or physical ability, social or cultural background) will have equal access to places in our settings. Where oversubscription occurs, places will be allocated following the oversubscription criteria.

We implement equality and inclusion policies relating to the following Key Legislation:

•  Race Relations Act (1976)

•  Race Relations Amendment Act (2000)

•  Equality Act (2010)

•  Human Rights Act (1998)

•  School Standards & Education Framework Act (1998)

•  Children Act (2004)

•  Childcare Act (2006)