The Disability Access Fund (DAF) supports children with disabilities or special educational needs (SEND).
All children will be eligible for the DAF if they meet the following criteria:
- the child is in receipt of child disability living allowance (DLA), and
- the child is eligible for free early education funding and are taking up a funded childcare place
You can receive disability access funding for eligible children. This is £975 per child, per year, to help you make reasonable adjustments to your setting to support eligible children.
Please note 4-year-olds in primary school reception classes are not eligible for DAF. Children become eligible for free early education at different points in the year depending on when they turn 3 years old.