Pre-school Education

(asked on 17th January 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of early years settings are accessible for people with disabilities.


Answered by
Nadhim Zahawi Portrait
Nadhim Zahawi
This question was answered on 22nd January 2018

We do not collect the data requested.

There is a duty on early years providers in the Equality Act 2010 to not discriminate against children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or whose parents have SEND. Employers must make reasonable adjustments to make sure workers with disabilities are not substantially disadvantaged when doing their jobs.

The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework requires all early years providers to have in place arrangements to identify and support children with SEND and to promote equality of opportunity for all the children in their care. We also have a range of measures put in place to ensure that local areas can put the right support in place for children with SEND and their families to access early education, including the Disability Access Fund, and the SEN Inclusion Fund.

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