SEN - 2 Year Old Extended Entitlement
SEN - 2 Year Old Extended Entitlement
North Tyneside has a range of support available for funded 2 year old children with special educational needs, including the Early Years Inclusion Fund, the Early Years Inclusion Team and the Early Years SENCO. The table below shows the number and proportion of children accessing their government funded entitlements between 2019 and 2024.
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EHC Plans - Number of children |
5 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
| EHC Plans - % of total funded children |
0.80% |
0% |
0.20% |
1.70% |
0.20% |
0.00% |
| SEN Support – Number of children |
11 |
14 |
17 |
8 |
16 |
14 |
| SEN Support – % of total funded children |
1.70% |
2.30% |
3% |
1.40% |
3.20% |
3.20% |
| All SEN Children - Number |
16 |
14 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
14 |
| All SEN Children |
2.50% |
2.30% |
3.10% |
3.10% |
3.40% |
3.20% |
The percentage of funded 2 year old children receiving special educational needs support has remained stable.
Number of Hours Accessed Each Week by Funded 2 Year Old
The table below shows the number of hours taken by children accessing their 2 year old entitlement at the January 2024 census in North Tyneside. These figures are compared to the North East and England averages.
|
North Tyneside |
North East | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.01 to 5.00 hours |
0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
| 5.01 to 10.00 hours |
1.4 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
| 10.01 to 12.50 hours |
0.9 |
2.2 |
6.8 |
| 12.51 to 15.00 hours |
97.7 |
96.4 |
88.1 |
Almost all eligible 2 year old children in North Tyneside take up 12.5 - 15 hours of their entitlement each week. This suggests there is sufficient childcare for families to access their full entitlement should they wish.
2 Year Old Entitlement – Provider Types Delivering 2 Year Old Places
Private and voluntary sector provision delivered 59% of funded 2 year old places in 2024. A further 15.8% of places were taken within nursery provision is primary / first schools.
2 Year Old Entitlement – Percentage Take up by Provider
The chart below shows the provider types in which 2 year old entitlement places were accessed
Private and voluntary sector provision delivered 73% of funded 2 year old places in 2024. A further 17.4% of places were taken within nursery provision is primary / first schools.
2 Year Old Entitlement Uptake by Ethnicity
The table below shows a breakdown of children accessing their 2 year old entitlement by ethnicity, at the January 2024 census.
| 2 Year Old – number | 2 Year Old - % of total | |
|---|---|---|
| Asian / Asian British |
15 |
3.5% |
| Black/African/Caribbean/Black British |
2 |
0.5% |
| Mixed / Multiple Ethnic Groups |
9 |
2.1% |
| White |
394 |
91.2% |
| Other ethnic group |
5 |
1.2% |
| Refused / not obtained |
7 |
1.6% |
| Total Children |
432 |
Most funded 2 year olds accessing their entitlement in North Tyneside are white.
The table below compares the breakdown of children accessing their 2 year old entitlement by ethnicity between 2022 and 2024.
| 2 Year Old % of total – 2022 | 2 Year Old % of total – 2023 | 2 Year Old - % of total - 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian / Asian British |
2.0% |
1.2% |
3.5% |
| Black/African/Caribbean/Black British |
1.0% |
0.4% |
0.5% |
| Mixed / Multiple Ethnic Groups |
2.0% |
1.8% |
2.1% |
| White |
89.0% |
93.8% |
91.2% |
| Other ethnic group |
1.0% |
1.0% |
1.2% |
| Refused / not obtained |
6.0% |
1.8% |
1.6% |
Most funded 2 year olds accessing their entitlement in North Tyneside are white. There has been a slight increase in other groups. The proportion of 2 year olds, where the ethnicity of the child was not obtained has reduced, which supports the analysis of need within North Tyneside.