Early Years (Nursery, Pre-school and Reception) Funding
If your child is aged 3 or 4 and receives disability living allowance (DLA), the setting they attend is eligible for disability access funding, which is £615 per child per year. They should contact the local authority to claim this.
Early Years SEND Inclusion Fund (SENDIF) is a system that shares a budget to support children with low-level needs and emerging SEND in early years settings. Find information about SENDIF here.
Early Years Funding For Inclusion (EYFFI) is for children in early years settings who have high-level SEND. Find information about EYFFI here.
Primary School Funding
Schools have a notional budget of £6,000 for a child with additional needs.
Through a child's EHCP, a discussion should also take place so that the local authority provides the school with adequate funding in addition to the £6,000 to ensure all the support the child needs- this is called Funding for Inclusion (FFI).
FFI is funding for pupils of school age with SEND. Find information about FFI here.
