The study, carried out by research assistant Carolyn Blackburn at Sunfield Research Institute in Worcestershire, looked at how pre-school staff support children with special educational needs. Just under half of the 44 pre-schools who took part in the study revealed they had difficulty in accessing statutory services when support was needed to meet an individual child's needs. They also reported a lack of information about who to contact and when. In Worcestershire there are five area special educational needs...