What SENIF is

Special Educational Needs Inclusion Funding can be requested by Private, Voluntary and Independent (PVI) Pre-school Settings, Maintained Nursery Settings, Registered Childminders and Registered Out of School Providers (where the Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE) is accessed).

From September 2017 the SEN Inclusion Fund (SENIF) became a statutory requirement made available by KCC to enable settings, childminders and out of school providers supporting pre-school children with special educational needs to secure better outcomes. It is not designed to provide one to one support as research has shown that this is not the best way to support the majority of children.

If the criteria are met, SENIF can be requested;

when attending a Kent setting, a registered Kent childminder, or registered Kent Out of Hours provider and SENIF criteria is met.
for a maximum of 30 hours per week pro rata on attendance and eligibility for the Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE).
when the child is in receipt of Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE) in line with the Headcount dates.
when the child attends a Kent setting registered to take children in receipt of the Free Early Years Entitlements.

It is non statutory to provide this funding for eligible two year olds in receipt of Free Early Education Entitlement but Kent will continue to fund support for these children up to a maximum of 15 hours attendance.

For further information and advice on the Special Educational Needs Inclusion Fund and requesting support please refer to the SENIF Guidance document (PDF, 404.6 KB) and/or Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document below:

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