According to latest government data, the number of children with education, health and care (EHC) plans or statements of SEN attending private, voluntary and independent (PVI) nurseries has risen 54 per cent since April 2014 when the SEND reforms were introduced.
Between 2014 and 2018, the overall number of children aged under five with an EHC plan of SEN statement has grown by 11.25 per cent, from 11,250 to 12,516.
But over the same period, there has been a 54 per cent increase in children in this group attending PVI nurseries - from 956 to 1,476 - according to the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), which undertook the analysis.
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