C1. There are many types of support available to parents and practitioners for children with special needs whether they'd be private, statutory and voluntary services and there are many benefits of these. Private services are run by an individual and not the government. Private services can be anything from a private nursery, a fostering agency .e.g. TLC Fostering Wales etc. Private schools and nurseries are generally open early to late and are open during schools holidays. Staff are able to form a closer bond with the children and the classrooms are generally smaller so the child can get more help from the teacher if needed then they would in a big classroom. Setting have more money so they can afford to buy more adequate resources and equipment. However private services can be quite expensive and there may not be any in your area so may need to