Early Years & Childcare
Below are links to information on services and support available for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families in the early years.
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If you are looking for information on nurseries and Pre-schools available in the borough please click the button below.
Children's Centres
Health Visiting
The Greenwich 0 to 4 service offers tailored guidance and support to families and partner services who work with babies and young children
Free Early Learning
Choosing early learning and childcare is a big step for you and your child. There is a variety of childcare on offer, these include childminders, nurseries, pre-school, playgroup, nursery classes and out-of-school clubs.
Early Years Inclusion Service
Your child can receive support from the Early Years Inclusion Team if they have an identified or emerging complex special educational need/disability and are a Greenwich resident aged 2-5yrs who attends an early education or care setting that is in the Private, Voluntary or Independent (PVI) sector (i.e. not a local authority school), this includes childminders
Early Years SEND Funding
The SEN Inclusion Fund is administered by the Early Years Inclusion Service; to streamline SEN Inclusion Funding arrangements so that they directly support future appropriate requests for an Education Health and Care Plan, within an Assess, Plan, Do, Review process.
Transition to Primary School
Moving from an early years setting into a Primary school is a key time in a child’s education. Royal Greenwich provides a range of information and support to help this process.