The Olive Garden Nursery is committed to the inclusion of all children. All children have the right to be cared for and educated to develop to their fullest potential. We provide a positive and welcoming environment where children are supported according to their individual needs.

The nursery is dedicated to working with parents and their child who has a specific need and/or disability to enable their child to make full use of our facilities.

The nursery believes that all children have a right to a board and well-balanced early learning environment and experiences to develop alongside their peers no matter what their individual needs are. Each child’s needs are unique; therefore, we tailor their learning to meet their needs.
Inclusion
Through communicating with staff, parents, and other agencies we aim to achieve inclusion for each child by meeting the necessary requirements and providing the resources to ensure children can meet their full potential. The nursery has a named SENCO Officer who will liaise with the family and outside agencies to co-ordinate the provision of special educational needs and offer support to the key person working alongside the child

Admissions in our setting is open to all children irrespective of their needs, abilities, and disabilities.
Procedures
Admissions
​Our setting is open to all children irrespective of their needs, abilities, and disabilities.

  • We reflect the diversity of our society in our publicity and promotional materials.
  • We provide information in clear, concise language, whether in spoken or written form.
  • We provide information verbally in as many languages as possible.
  • We base our admissions policy on a fair and open system.
  • We ensure that all parents are made aware of our equal opportunities policy.
  • We do not discriminate against a child or their family, or prevent entry to our setting, on the basis of colour, ethnicity, religion or social background, such as being a member of a Travelling community or an asylum seeker.
  • We do not discriminate against a child with a disability or refuse a child entry to our setting for reason relating to disability.
  • We develop an action plan to ensure that people with disabilities can participate successfully in the services offered by the setting and in the curriculum offered.​

Valuing diversity in families
  • We welcome the diversity of family lifestyles and work with all families.
  • We encourage children to contribute stories of their everyday life to the setting.
  • We encourage parents/carers to take part in the life of the setting and to contribute fully.
  • For families who speak languages in addition to English, we will develop means to ensure their full inclusion.

Procedures to identify children with additional Needs.
  • Prior to children starting in the setting, an opportunity will be given for parents/carers to visit nursery with their child where information will be gathered about the child
  • All children will be assessed within the first full 6 weeks of their attendance in the setting and a baseline conducted. Any concerns highlighted will be forwarded to the SENCO
  • Where needed all children will be assessed using the Wellcom toolkit in the setting by SENCO/trained staff. If any cause for concerns is shown (child’s scoring is low) the SENCO will arrange a meeting with parents/carers to open an EHP.
  • The SENCO alongside the parents will fill out an Early Help Assessment Plan. This is to enable the correct interventions will be in place for the child e.g., SALT. When sending the EHP to boltonISA@bolton.gov.uk the child’s Wellcom scoresheet MUST be attached as referral without this document will not be accepted.
  • If an EHP has been opened for a child, then they will have an Individual Education Plan (IEP) created by the SENCO/key person to support their educational requirements
  • The child’s Early Help Assessment Plan will be reviewed with parent every 8-10 weeks on an Early Help Review document. We will arrange a suitable time with parents, if parents do not attend the meeting without due reason, the review will be postponed till the nursery can reschedule it.
  •  The named SENCO will contact other agencies to gather more information with the consent of parents.
  • Where referrals have been made, where parents do not attend appointments and therefore the child gets discharged, a  re-referral will not be done till the next EHA cycle, but we will attempt to make relevant correspondence with agencies where we can.
  • When applicable referrals to other agencies will be made to meet children’s on going needs.
  • On transition to a new setting The Olive Garden Nursery will share information on the child and pass on any relevant documentation with parent consent.

Monitoring and reviewing
  • To ensure our policies and procedures remain effective we will monitor and review them annually to ensure our strategies meets the overall aims to promote equality, inclusion and valuing diversity.
  • We provide a complaints procedure and a complaints summary record for parents to see.