After reviewing the Nursery Assessment Units and introducing Enhanced Early Years provision in Worcester and Droitwich, Worcestershire County Council plans to hire suitable providers to offer this service in other parts of the county. This will help children and families use their full Nursery Education Funded entitlement.

The outcome of the review and updates can be found on our website. We have used the findings to support the development of the Enhanced Early Years Provision (EEYP) Specification.

The Enhanced Early Years Provision (EEYP) will provide an important function for children with complex Special Education Needs (SEN) within the county. The intention is to deliver:

• enhanced provision for children whose identified complex needs make it difficult to attend mainstream early year provision(s) for their full NEF entitlement
• an enhanced provision that can support dual provision to enable children are accessing appropriate support in their local community

The places for children will be allocated via a  monthly, multi-agency planning meeting for children with identified complex needs. The needs will have been identified through an Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) or an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), or the children will have been identified via the Early Years Notification Process, and be known to a Health Professional or the Early Years Inclusion Team.