§ Mr. SwireTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what additional financial resources he will provide to enable the pre-school sector to employ special needs co-ordinators for individual children. [142507]
§ Margaret HodgeThere is no plan to employ special needs co-ordinators for individual children. Every setting is required to have a lead person, or special educational needs co-ordinator, with responsibility for overall policy for all the children in the setting with special educational needs and for co-ordinating services for individual children.