Cheshire East Toolkit for SEND - Early Years

Information on appropriate steps and strategies to support early years settings in identifying children and young people with different types and levels of Special Educational Need,

Response

• First Concerns - My Plan and My Diary (MS Word, 192KB)
• SEN Support Plan (MS Word, 103KB) 
• Child Centred Planning Meetings (PDF, 187KB)
• Child Centred Planning Paperwork (MS Word, 162KB)
• Transition Paperwork (MS Word, 49.5KB)
• The Integrated Review at age 2 Handbook (PDF, 338KB)

Cognition and learning

First Concerns

• Sustained shared thinking (PDF, 301KB)

SEN Support

• Children’s High Levels of Involvement and Wellbeing (External Link)

Communication and interaction

First Concerns

• Communication and Language - Good Practice Guidance  (PDF, 52KB)
• ECaT Enabling Environments Audit (PDF, 131KB)
• Early language Development Programme Training Strategies (PDF, 49KB)
• Adult Interactions and use of Language (PDF, 228KB)
• Stages of Communication Development and When to Refer (PDF, 282KB)
• The Communication Trust: An Early Identification Framework for Speech, Language and Communication Needs (PDF, 9.7MB)
• Early Years SALT Referral Checklist (PDF, 193KB)

SEN Support

• Strategies to support children with Delayed and Disordered Speech Development (PDF, 315KB)
• Strategies to support children with Speech Sound Difficulties (PDF, 315KB)
• Early Language Development Programme (ELDP) Strategies (External Link)

Social, emotional and mental health

First Concerns

• Characteristics of Effective learning (External Link)
• Observing Teaching and Learning in your Setting (PDF, 228KB)
• Social, Emotional and Mental Health - Good Practice Guidance (PDF, 184KB)

SEN Support

• Social, Emotional and Mental Health Additional Guidance (PDF, 313KB) 

Sensory and physical needs - sensory

First Concerns

• Making Sense of Sensory Behaviour (PDF, 326KB)

Sensory and Physical Needs - Physical

First Concerns

• Physical Needs - Good Practice Guidance (PDF, 70KB) 

SEN Support

• Approaches to Support Physical Needs - SEN Support (PDF, 195KB) 

Sensory and physical needs - visual impairment

First Concerns

• EYFS Indicators - First Concerns (PDF, 83KB)

SEN Support

• EYFS Indicators - SEN Support - (PDF, 84KB) 
• Visual Impairment - Good Practice Guidance (PDF, 192KB)

Sensory and physical needs - hearing impairment

First Concerns

• EYFS Indicators - First Concerns (PDF, 84KB)

SEN Support

• Hearing Impairment - Good Practice Guidance (PDF, 268KB)