Identifying Special Needs in the Early Years

Offering connections to existing legislation, this invaluable reference presents step-by-step instructions for identifying individual children′s needs in all early years settings and provides guidelines for involving parents. With increasing expectations from parents and practitioners for inclusive early years settings, many practitioners are anxious about identifying and accommodating children′s individual needs as early as possible. Through simple step-by-step instruction, this book will: o increase practitioners′ confidence in identifying individual needs; o give practical advice on involving parents; o provide clear links to existing guidance and legislation. This is a valuable guide for practitioners in all early years settings including Day Nurseries, Pre-schools, Children′s Centres, Nursery Schools and infant schools.