Children With Special Needs
The following resources can help increased access for children with disabilities to inclusive, high-quality education programs that provide them with individualized and appropriate support.
The following resources focus on the importance of inclusion for young children with disabilities and related
Children With Special Needs
The following resources can help increased access for children with disabilities to inclusive, high-quality education programs that provide them with individualized and appropriate support.
The following resources focus on the importance of inclusion for young children with disabilities and related research, laws, policies, and practices.
Inclusion of Young Children with Disabilities: A Critical Quality Indicator for ECE
A webinar on inclusion research, laws, policies, and practices. As well as the disparities that exist in access to settings based on race and disability.
Increasing Access to Inclusive Environments
This brief provides states, territories and Tribes with research to support the need and benefits of inclusive environments.
Caring for Children with Special Health Care Needs
This is a collection of nationally recognized health and safety standards that have an impact on young children with disabilities in ECE settings.
Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
The ECTA Center helps state Part C and Section 619 programs develop high-quality early intervention and preschool special education service systems.
Policy Statement on Inclusion of Children with Disabilities
This U.S. Departments of ED and HHS policy statement provides recommendations for increasing the inclusion of young children with disabilities in ECE programs.
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