{"id":8683,"date":"2022-07-02T14:58:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T13:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/supportforschools\/?page_id=8683"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:43:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:43:51","slug":"early-years-send-and-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/send\/early-years-send-and-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Early years: SEND and inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/ordinarily-available-inclusive-provision\/\">Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision (OAIP)<\/a> describes the inclusive provision and practice that all Devon schools, early years, and post 16 settings should be able to provide for all children and young people, including those with SEND.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ordinarily Available Targeted Support Frameworks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/ordinarily-available-inclusive-provision\/targeted-support-framework-eyfs\/\">Ordinarily Available Targeted Support Framework for the early years<\/a> sets out the expected targeted provision which should be made available in mainstream settings for children aged 0-5 years who may have additional needs, including special educational needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Early Years Inclusion Consultations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Early years inclusion virtual drop-in consultations offer a solution\u2011focused opportunity to discuss any questions or concerns relating to an individual child\u2019s development, or to explore aspects of SEND practice and provision within your setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meetings are held on a weekly basis, usually on a Wednesday afternoon. Each appointment will last up to thirty minutes, and we ask that settings book only one slot per week. Bookings must be made within your designated locality. If additional capacity is required, more slots will be released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All settings should seek parental permission prior to booking a slot, but there is no need to send the permission form to us; please keep for your records.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Education\/IQBNqX54i-LHQ7tSRHK_BrkgATZ2fnTbPEPwRyLKXJ1T7b0?e=7Whtdr\" rel=\"noopener\">EY Inclusion Drop-in &#8211; Parental Consent form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Book your place<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To book a slot for a drop in consultation, please use the link relevant to the location of your provision:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookings.cloud.microsoft\/book\/EarlyYearsInclusionConsultationsExeterandEast1@devoncc.onmicrosoft.com\/s\/GEKIRbr4ok2DtcRtFWQM4Q2?ismsaljsauthenabled\" rel=\"noopener\">Exeter and East \u2013 Early Years Inclusion Consultations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookings.cloud.microsoft\/book\/EYConsultations@devoncc.onmicrosoft.com\/s\/GEKIRbr4ok2DtcRtFWQM4Q2?ismsaljsauthenabled\" rel=\"noopener\">South and West \u2013 Early Years Inclusion Consultations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookings.cloud.microsoft\/book\/EarlyYearsInclusionConsultationsNorthandMid@devoncc.onmicrosoft.com\/s\/GEKIRbr4ok2DtcRtFWQM4Q2?ismsaljsauthenabled\" rel=\"noopener\">North and Mid \u2013 Early Years Inclusion Consultations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEND information and advice for parents and carers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/education-and-families\/send-local-offer\/\">Devon&#8217;s SEND Local Offer website<\/a> is here to help families find out about the support services available in Devon, and how to access them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision (OAIP) describes the inclusive provision and practice that all Devon schools, early years, and post 16 settings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":981,"featured_media":0,"parent":9632,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-8683","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-08 10:44:23","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/981"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8683"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36390,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8683\/revisions\/36390"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}