DS3 statement arrived. Last week the LA threw us a curve ball that they were looking at nurseries in mainstream schools (not indicate why - DS in a private nursery but one which takes free funded kids so mainstream in effect). Statement arrives - as expected - offers 12.5 LSA hours. No ABA. No Specialist teaching. BUT says can't keep DS at current nursery because they cannot meet need as they have refused to move a handle on a door higher up (they say they can't because its a fire exit). Nursery raised this on a risk assessment ages ago - ie DS could in theory open fire door and get onto fire escape but they felt they could manage this risk if he got 1:1. He got the 1:1 but LA decided it is unsafe premises! But not for the children who don't get 1:1. total bulls**t argument we are now used to. Nothing to do with fact our nursery work with ABA, support progress made with ABA and have criticised low support from LA professionals.
So we battle on. Roll on tribunal. I assume the tribunal will recognise an ambush when they see one.
We're now being forced to look round every LA authority school nursery in area and will have to say they are all unsuitable (which they are - too big, noisy, unsafe etc) but still we could do without the hassle.
Oh and they will give us time to look around - DS can stay in "unsafe" nursery until tribunal but they will withhold his statement until then so he won't get 1:1 for one morning a week (I know I know - we're on it already).
What planet do these people look on. They have obviously sat around and tried to come up with any reason to get DS out of a nursery where they adore him and work well with us and totally disrupt his education / distress him so they can get him into one where they can control the school.