About the Early Years Inclusion service

Information about the Early Years Inclusion service.

Children who are known to the early year’s inclusion team will be offered support as part of the universal offer. You can find out more about funding opportunities, the support available to parents of children with additional needs and view our useful resources for inclusion booklets and leaflets on the A to Z section.

If you require support for a child who is not known to the inclusion team, please contact the team directly on 01905 843099 or email eyinclusion@worcestershire.gov.uk to discuss purchasing an inclusion consultancy visit.

If you feel a child in your setting has emerging or existing special needs and/or disabilities, the Inclusion Team can support you on a range of issues relating to matters of inclusion.

The Inclusion Team encourages providers to take responsibility for making changes to their provision to meet the needs of the children in your care. The inclusion team can support the development of inclusive practice by advising on:

supporting early identification and intervention
observations and planning for children with SEN
role of Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo)
guidance on Individual Support/Educational Plans and Provision Maps
visual aids and strategies
strategies to support specific areas of development
behaviour management for children with SEN
support with liaison with parents for consistency of approach
guidance on SEN policies required within early years settings
support with and signposting to a range of professionals and specialist agencies
support with transition

NEW Inclusion Surgeries

The Area SENCo Team will be offering surgery support sessions every half term. These are dedicated afternoon surgeries for Early Years SENCOs giving the opportunity for a 30 minute meeting (currently delivered via telephone). The purpose of the meeting is to discuss more complex inclusion issues with an Area SENCo.

Open to: All Ofsted Registered, Early Years SENCOs and practitioners working with children aged from birth to five years old whether in a day nursery, pre-school or with an early years childminder. See dates and times below:

24 January 2024
- 1:30pm to 2:00pm
- 2:15pm to 2:45pm
- 3:00pm to 3:30pm
13 March 2024
- 1:30pm to 2:00pm
- 2:15pm to 2:45pm
- 3:00pm to 3:30pm
8 May 2024
- 1:30pm to 2:00pm
- 2:15pm to 2:45pm
- 3:00pm to 3:30pm
3 July 2024
- 1:30pm to 2:00pm
- 2:15pm to 2:45pm
- 3:00pm to 3:30pm

Booking is essential as places are limited. To book your place you will need to add your name and number onto this document:

Inclusion Surgery List

Once you have booked your surgery session, a member of the Area SENCo Team will call you at your allotted time, so please ensure you are available.

Early years inclusion team contact details:

The Early Years Inclusion Team offer an Inclusion Helpline. Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon (term time only) between 1.00pm to 3.00pm there will an Inclusion Officer able to take your phone calls. The remaining times within the week, someone may answer or we ask that you leave a voicemail for us to get back to you.

inclusion helpline and answer machine: 01905 843099
inclusion helpline email: eyinclusion@worcestershire.gov.uk