Practical tools, strategies and visual supports for inclusive early years practice
Supporting children with additional needs isn’t just about completing paperwork. It’s about noticing what a child may need, understanding the barriers they are experiencing and putting meaningful support into everyday practice.
The Early Years SEND & Inclusion Complete Bundle brings together 10 practical Little Minds resources to support SENDCos, managers, room leaders, practitioners and childminders across early identification, intervention, communication, regulation and inclusive practice.
From first concerns and reflective observations to adapting provision, using visual communication and supporting sensory regulation, this bundle gives teams practical resources they can actually use with children and within their setting.
What’s included?
Early Years SENDCo Toolkit
Practical templates to support early identification, recording concerns, parent partnership, SEND planning and the graduated Assess – Plan – Do – Review approach.
Early Years SEND Strategies & Adaptations Guide
A practical bank of strategies and adaptations covering key areas of development, communication, interaction, routines, sensory needs and participation. It is designed to work alongside SEND Support Plans and the graduated approach.
Visual Communication Support Pack
A 20-page collection of simple black-and-white visual supports, including daily routines, transitions, toileting, nappy changes, mealtimes, sleep and rest, feelings, calming choices, food and drink choices, turn-taking and communication around pain or discomfort.
Choosing Visual Supports
A simple guide exploring photographs, basic symbols and illustrations, helping practitioners consider which type of visual may best suit the individual child and situation.
Early Intervention & Referral Pathway
A clear flow chart supporting practitioners from the first concern through observation, parent partnership, early support, Assess–Plan–Do–Review and consideration of professional referrals.
Reflective ABC Observation Form
Moves beyond simply recording behaviour by encouraging practitioners to consider what happened beforehand, what the child may be communicating, the adult response and possible unmet needs such as sensory regulation, communication, predictability or co-regulation.
Inclusion Audit
A practical opportunity for settings to reflect on their current inclusive practice and identify areas for development.
Reducing Barriers in Practice
Supports teams to identify barriers within environments, routines, interactions and expectations and consider practical adjustments that make learning and wellbeing more accessible.
Sensory Circuits
A collection of movement and regulation activities, including balancing, jumping, throwing and catching, wall pushes and calming activities that can be incorporated into early years practice.
Little Minds Engagement Programme – Stage 1
Practical support focused on the earliest stages of engagement and interaction.
This bundle can support settings to:
recognise and respond to emerging additional needs
implement early intervention without waiting for a diagnosis
strengthen the graduated approach
plan meaningful strategies and adaptations
reduce barriers to participation and wellbeing
support communication using accessible visuals
make routines and transitions more predictable
understand behaviour as communication
support sensory and emotional regulation
reflect on and develop inclusive provision
build consistency between practitioners
work in partnership with parents and other professionals
Who is it for?
Perfect for early years SENDCos, nursery managers, room leaders, practitioners, pre-schools and childminders who want practical SEND resources that support both the child and the adults working around them.
Whether you are responding to those very first concerns, already working through Assess–Plan–Do–Review, or simply looking to make your provision more accessible and inclusive, this bundle gives you a bank of resources to draw from rather than starting from scratch.
Digital download. No physical product will be sent.