FOI Request - Early Years Funding for Children with ASN

Request 101003978027

For ease of reference, the information requested relates to:

1. The number or percentage of children recorded as having additional support needs (ASN) in funded early learning and childcare or registered early years childcare settings, including details of the relevant statistical releases where this information is published

2. The number or percentage of children recorded as being assessed or declared as disabled in funded early learning and childcare or registered early years childcare settings, including details of the relevant statistical releases where this information is published

3. The number of children registered in early learning and childcare who have a support plan

4. Any centrally held summary analysis produced under local authority duties to assess childcare provision that refers specifically to the sufficiency of childcare provision for children who have ASN or who are assessed or declared as disabled

5. Any relevant figures or breakdowns relating to waiting lists or unmet demand for childcare provision for children with ASN or children who are assessed or declared as disabled

Response 08-05-2026

1.  Not held. There is no formal system to record this in early years. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) - Information not held

2.  We do not hold this centrally - exempt under S. 17 FOISA

3.  Currently no early years children have a Co-ordinated Support Plan (CSP).

4.  Health colleagues refer young people to developmental nurseries, where appropriate. For information held by the NHS please contact NHS Grampian directly.   

5.  Moray is an inclusive authority where all need is met in all our settings. Where there is a significant medical need, as advised by health care practitioners, in early years, there is a referral to developmental nursery. We currently have no young person who cannot attend.