A comprehensive 52 page editable EYFS SEND toolkit for Early Years practitioners, SENCOs, SENDCos, nursery managers and room leaders.

Designed to support the journey from an initial developmental observation through monitoring, assessment and, where appropriate, the graduated approach of Assess, Plan, Do and Review.

This practical Early Years SEND resource provides professional, editable paperwork for nursery and preschool settings while keeping the child’s strengths, family partnership and professional judgement at the centre.

INCLUDED IN THE TOOLKIT:

• Initial Observation and Monitoring Record
• Follow Up Observation Record
• Developmental Observation and Review Record
• Emerging Pattern and Context Review
• Strengths, interests and successful participation
• Family and parent conversation records
• SENCO initial review
• Universal provision and adaptations tried
• Strategies Tried and Impact Log
• Assess, Plan, Do and Review templates
• Individual support planning
• SMART outcome planning
• Small steps planning
• One Page Child Profile
• Child voice
• Reflections across the four broad areas of SEND
• Sensory and environmental observation
• Communication support planning
• Reasonable adjustments record
• Professional advice record
• Multi agency meeting record
• SEND review record
• Transition support planning
• SENCO caseload overview
• Review calendar
• Evidence and local process checklist
• Worked fictional examples

The early sections are particularly useful when a practitioner has noticed something about a child’s development and needs a professional, structured place to record observations and review the emerging picture before deciding what further action may be appropriate.

The toolkit supports a strengths based approach and does not encourage practitioners to diagnose children from observations.

It is designed to support clear, proportionate recording and the Early Years graduated approach, including Assess, Plan, Do and Review.

FILES INCLUDED:

• 52 page print ready PDF
• Fully editable Microsoft Word version

Suitable for nurseries, preschools and Early Years group settings.

This resource is intended as practical professional support. It does not replace the EYFS statutory framework, SEND Code of Practice, safeguarding procedures, local authority processes, setting policies or professional advice.

Current version: October 2026.