{"id":20751,"date":"2026-11-12T10:23:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/?p=20751"},"modified":"2026-11-12T10:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:23:23","slug":"early-years-senco-level-3-qualification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/early-years-senco-level-3-qualification\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Years SENCO Level 3 qualification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is an NCFE Level 3 qualification for SENCOs in early years settings.<\/p>\n<p>All early years providers are required to have arrangements in place to identify and support children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and to promote equality of opportunity for children in their care, as set out in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2\" rel=\"noopener\">EYFS Framework<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This qualification meets the requirements of the EYFS Framework providing Early Years SENCOs with the knowledge, understanding and skills to support children and their families. This programme is accredited and fully-funded by the DfE (please see website for entry requirements): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestpracticenet.co.uk\/early-years-SENCO\" rel=\"noopener\">Early Years SENCO 2026 | Best Practice Network<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestpracticenet.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Practice Network<\/a> has been allocated 9,500 funded places by the DfE over the 2026 to 2028 period. These places will be prioritised in line with the DfE\u2019s guidance of the greatest need and impact.<\/p>\n<p>Apply by November 29 to secure your place on the December intake: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestpracticenet.co.uk\/early-years-SENCO\" rel=\"noopener\">Early Years SENCO 2026 | Best Practice Network<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20752 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/11\/Early-Years-SENCO-Level-3-1-page-leaflet.png\" alt=\"early years senco qualification\" width=\"1414\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/11\/Early-Years-SENCO-Level-3-1-page-leaflet.png 1414w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/11\/Early-Years-SENCO-Level-3-1-page-leaflet-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/11\/Early-Years-SENCO-Level-3-1-page-leaflet-424x600.png 424w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/11\/Early-Years-SENCO-Level-3-1-page-leaflet-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/11\/Early-Years-SENCO-Level-3-1-page-leaflet-1086x1536.png 1086w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1414px) 100vw, 1414px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an NCFE Level 3 qualification for SENCOs in early years settings. Apply by November 29 to secure your place on the December intake!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-updates"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20753,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20751\/revisions\/20753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}