Activity Led Funding for Inclusion (ALFI) is additional funding provided to Early Years education providers (School-based nurseries, PVI (Private, Voluntary and Independent) settings and Childminders) to deliver support for individual children with identified Special Education Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND).

ALFI may be available for individual children by completing the relevant ALFI forms. There are separate forms and ALFI Board meetings for:

• School-based nurseries
• PVI (Private, Voluntary and Independent) settings
• Childminders

All ALFI applications are considered by the Local Authority (LA) termly ALFI Board meetings in line with the ALFI Board terms of reference and ALFI criteria, and funding is then allocated on the basis of individual children’s presentation of SEND.