Hackney Care for Kids has a warm, safe home from home atmosphere with its light airy feel and look, we provide full-time day care and educational stimulation enabling each child to achieve their full potential.

We have 3 group rooms, our baby room situated on the ground floor is a bright cosy room benefiting from its own garden designed with low reach potting area and water play feature . our toddler room also situated on the ground floor is a colourful bright and vibrant play room for our 2 years old they also have easy access to their own shared garden space this is shared with the pre school children. Our pre school room for our 3 to 4 year old is situated on the first floor it boast the largest space, it is bright, airy and vibrant with lots of cosy spaces i.e reading, computer corner etc.

We have a strong and highly qualified staff team who are passionate and committed they have the safety of all the children at the forefront of their minds and are highly vigilant.

We plan the nursery curriculum around the EYFS areas of learning. Communication and language, Physical development, Personal, Social & Emotional Development, Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the world and Expressive arts and design. Personal, Social and Emotional Development is at the heart of all planned activities and experiences, HCK staff know that it is important for children to form secure attachments, all children must feel safe, secure and loved before any learning can take place! This is why we have created a home from home, safe, kind caring, friendly and welcoming environment for all young children in our care.

We explore the curriculum incorporating ideas from the children and their key-persons to ensure that the planning is broad and balanced, child centered, exciting, innovative using creative, dynamic and entertaining activities and experiences. This enables them to interact with each other, learn to share, co-operate and problem – solve.

Nurseries and playgroups must help all children who go to their settings, including those with special needs.

They do this by:

• Having a SEND Policy. This explains how they help children with additional needs. You can find it on their website or ask staff for a copy.

• Specialist Support: A team member called a SENCo (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) has training and experience to help children with special needs. They will work with you as the child's parent and if needed, other specialist services.

• Staff Training makes sure staff know how to identify and help children with different needs.

• Working with Health Visitors to review development, progress, and identify needs e.g. 27th Month Review.

• Connecting with Children's Centres to get Early Help or MAT (Multi Agency Team) support if needed.

• Help with Transitions from the Area SENCo when children with SEND move on to reception class or primary school,

• How to access support from education and health specialist services. Your permission is needed before they can be involved.

Extra support funding for children with additional needs

To get extra help for children with special needs settings will know about:

• Disability Access Fund (DAF). When and how to apply for this funding for eligible children.

• Early Years Inclusion Funding. When it may be appropriate to apply for this funding for children with new or emerging needs. 

• Education, Health, and Care Assessment (EHCNA). When to request an EHCNA. If a child with SEND needs more support that can be provided through the above an EHCNA may identify they need an Education, Health, and Care (EHC) Plan funded from the high needs funding block. EHC Plans are reviewed every six months for children in early years settings.

Staff in settings are there to support all children, including those with special needs. If you have questions, please ask to speak with the settings SENCo.