Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information for the most recent three years for which data is available (please specify the reporting period used):

1. The number and/or percentage of children recorded as receiving SEND support in funded early education or registered early years childcare settings and the relevant statistical releases where this information is published.

2. The number of children accessing the Disability Access Fund each year

3. The number of children registered in early years childcare settings with an EHCP

4. Any centrally held summary analysis of local authority Childcare Sufficiency Assessments that refers specifically to provision for children with SEND or disabilities

5. Any relevant figures or breakdowns of waiting lists or unmet demand specifically for SEND childcare places

For the purpose of this request, ‘early years’ refers to children aged 0-5 years who have not yet entered compulsory primary education.
Where exact terminology differs, please interpret this request in line with the closest equivalent category used by the department.
If any of the requested information is not held, please confirm this and provide any related data that is available.