Wake-up call

By Simon Vevers, Nursery World, 12 January 2006

Catering for special needs is an extra challenge for underfunded settings. Simon Vevers looks at how some are rising to it

Catering for special needs is an extra challenge for underfunded settings. Simon Vevers looks at how some are rising to it Private and voluntary sector providers have an inbuilt disadvantage when it comes to removing barriers to achievement for children with special needs and their families. Many of these settings are housed in old buildings - making it difficult to provide the 'reasonable adjustments' that are now required by the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). Then there is the financial...

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