Early Years Inclusion Funding

Service details

Who is this funding for? 

Most children can have any additional needs met through the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, high-quality early years practice, and through additional intervention and differentiation organised by the setting.

Settings can get advice and support for children who need extra help from specialist teams including the Area SENCos and Speech and Language Therapy Service

The Early Years Inclusion Funding is a budget to provide support for children aged 3 or 4 years old who have low-level or emerging special educational needs or disability (SEND) and because of these require more support.

How do I apply?

Guidance and application forms are available from the download section of this page. 

Completed application forms and supporting evidence should be sent using secure email to EYIF@Hackney.gov.uk

How are decisions made?

The Early Years Inclusion Fund decision panel meets throughout the year to look at applications from different settings.

Applications MUST be returned by the deadline. 

Next submission and panel dates for 2024 are as follows.

 

Application Submission Dates 

Panel Meeting Dates

12 January 2024

29 January 2024

15 February 2024

29 February 2024

9 May 2024

23 May 2024

26 June

10 July

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Who can I contact if I need to ask another question?

If the guidance available from the download section of this page doesn't address your query, application-related queries can be discussed with the Children's Inclusion Officer. 

Email EYIF@Hackney.gov.uk

SEND Local Offer

Local Offer Age Bands
Early Years and Pregnancy 0-4
SEN Provision Type
  • Targeted

Who to contact

Contact Position
Children's Inclusion Officer
Telephone
020 8820 7517 020 8820 7517
E-mail
EYIF@Hackney.gov.uk

Where to go

Address
Early Years and Early Help - Floor 3
Hackney Service Centre
1 Hillman Street
Hackney
London
Postcode

E8 1DY

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Venue Notes

Buses: 30, 38, 55, 106, 236, 242, 253, 276, 277, D6

Train: London Fields, Hackney Central, Hackney Downs

Other details

Who is eligible?

Children aged 3 or 4 in a Early Years settings who have low level or emerging Special Educational Needs and/or Disability (SEND) 

Referral required?

Yes

Referral Details

Guidance and application forms are available from the download section of this page. 

Completed application forms and supporting evidence should be sent using secure email to EYIF@Hackney.gov.uk 

What to do if you have a complaint

Services often ask for your feedback to help them understand what they are already doing well and how they can further improve their service. 

If you have feedback about this service you can talk to the Children's Inclusion Officer or, if you feel more comfortable, a service manager. They will try to help sort out any problems.

If you are still not happy with the service you can raise your concerns formally. This means someone who is not part of the service will look at your feedback or concern and see if anything can or needs to be done to help make things better.

If you need to make a formal complaint you can use the London Borough of Hackney complaints procedure.

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