A well‑written Local Offer helps families understand how your Early Years setting identifies, supports, and includes children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). It is often the first place parents look when considering a setting, so the information needs to be clear, accessible, and genuinely reflective of your practice. This guidance is designed to help you create a Local Offer that is transparent, easy to navigate, and meaningful for families. By communicating your approach confidently and openly, you can reassure parents that their child will be welcomed, valued, and supported to thrive.
Details on how to add or update your Local Offer can be found below, after the Local Offer questions below on this page.
You can expand the boxes for tips for each question, which you may choose to reflect in your own Local Offer.
Expectation is to include details of how specific staff identify needs and how they work with families and organisations to meet those needs.
Expectation is to include details of how specific staff identify needs and how they work with families and organisations to meet those needs.
Expectation is to include the work of the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) and the processes they undertake to support children and young people.
Expectation is to include the work of the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) and the processes they undertake to support children and young people.
Expectation is to include Individual Education Plan and other assessment and planning processes.
Expectation is to include Individual Education Plan and other assessment and planning processes.
Expectation is to include details of how regular and productive contact is maintained with family members.
Expectation is to include details of how regular and productive contact is maintained with family members.
Expectation is to include details about appropriate policies and procedures, and the suitability of staff to undertake actions in support of the child/young person.
Expectation is to include details about appropriate policies and procedures, and the suitability of staff to undertake actions in support of the child/young person.
Expectation is to include details of other professionals and organisations that provide support, as well as details of staff who have undertaken specialist training to support specific roles.
Expectation is to include details of other professionals and organisations that provide support, as well as details of staff who have undertaken specialist training to support specific roles.
Expectation is to include details of mandatory and specialist training undertaken and to identify strengths and where further training is required.
Expectation is to include details of mandatory and specialist training undertaken and to identify strengths and where further training is required.
Expectation is to include processes used to determine suitability of activities for the individual child/young person. Include details of how you liaise with families regarding activities. Include details of strategies and resources used to ensure the inclusion of the individual child/young person.
Expectation is to include processes used to determine suitability of activities for the individual child/young person. Include details of how you liaise with families regarding activities. Include details of strategies and resources used to ensure the inclusion of the individual child/young person.
Expectation that the establishment will work with families to identify and address needs in collaboration with other services if necessary. Include details of visual support within your environment such as Makaton.
Expectation that the establishment will work with families to identify and address needs in collaboration with other services if necessary. Include details of visual support within your environment such as Makaton.
Expectation is to include details of meetings, visits and resources to support the transitions.
Expectation is to include details of meetings, visits and resources to support the transitions.
Expectation is to include details of funding and resources available depending on individual or whole setting needs.
Expectation is to include details of funding and resources available depending on individual or whole setting needs.
Describe the decision-making process.
Expectation is to include how and why the Individual Education Plan (IEP) is developed, monitored and regularly reviewed.
Describe the decision-making process.
Expectation is to include how and why the Individual Education Plan (IEP) is developed, monitored and regularly reviewed.
Expectation is to describe the range of ways parent carers can contribute formally and informally to the daily routines of the setting.
Expectation is to describe the range of ways parent carers can contribute formally and informally to the daily routines of the setting.
Childcare providers and Early Years Education directory; if you feature within this directory and want to add or update your SEND Local Offer information only, you should email the Local Offer team (localoffer@hants.gov.uk) who will send you the questions to complete. They will then be added to your listing.