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This page provides resources designed to assist Virginia’s school divisions and early childhood communities in identifying, developing, and sustaining inclusive opportunities within high-quality early childhood programs for children with disabilities. These resources are a good place to start to better understand the importance and value of inclusion in early childhood settings. Specifically linked below are resources related to the topics of Supporting Implementation, Families, Legal Support, and Funding.
  • Supporting Implementation - This page provides resources to support implementation of inclusive practices.
  • Families - This page contains resources specifically for families regarding inclusion in early childhood. Administrators and professionals can share these resources directly with families to enhance their understanding of inclusion.
  • Legal Support - Inclusion in early childhood programs is supported through years of research and reinforced by a strong legal foundation. This page provides resources to clarify the intent of the IDEA and explain regulatory requirements.
  • Funding - This page provides resources to help administrators understanding funding opportunities and strategies to enhance inclusion in early childhood settings.
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Title: Preventing Challenging Behavior in Young Children: Effective Practices
Description: While there is no universal panacea for preventing challenging behaviors, there are several broad-based early intervention strategies that researchers suggest to prevent challenging behaviors. These strategies include:(a) arranging of the classroom environment, (b) scheduling, and (c) implementing rules, rituals, and routines. This article provides a brief overview of each of these prevention strategies.
Title: Breadth of the Three Child Outcomes (ECTA)
Description: This page supports high-quality Child Outcomes Summary (COS) ratings by helping teams connect their observations of children's functional skills and behaviors with the three child outcomes. Effectively aligning functional skills and outcomes will help Part C early intervention and Part B, Section 619 preschool special education program teams improve their outcome measurement. By making connections between provider and caregiver observations with the three child outcomes, it becomes increasingly...
Title: Making Sound Preschool Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Decisions
Description: The Making Sound Preschool LRE Decisions guidance document lists important actions in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) development process that should inform placement decisions for young children with disabilities. Organized by important actions within the IEP process. It includes reference to the corresponding IDEA rules and regulations to each action. A guiding principle is listed within each action, followed by additional guidance and resources. Most of the principles in this...
Title: Why Focus on Quality Inclusion as Part of Statewide Pyramid Model Implementation? (NCPMI)
Description: This article provides information on the importance of inclusion and how the Pyramid Model might be used in statewide initiatives to increase the use of inclusive practices. Page 4 includes resources and tools related to inclusion.
Title: Preschool Inclusive Placement Benefits
Description: These documents support inclusion in early childhood by demonstrating the benefits to various groups, including children with disabilities, children without disabilities, families, direct service staff, and adminstrators.
Title: Video Series: "Why Inclusion?" (STEMIE Center)
Description: The STEMIE Center recently released three videos on why inclusion is important. Below is the three part series links and the corresponding description. For access to the transcript, watch the video through YouTube.
Title: Virginia Cross-Sector Professional Development Team (VCPD) Resource List on Inclusive Practices
Description: The VCPD Inclusive Practices Task Force has compiled a list of state and national resources in support of inclusive practices for young children birth to age five. The "VCPD Inclusive Practices State and National Resources November 2019" includes awareness and rationale, evaluation of inclusive programs, high quality inclusive practices, and systems level supports. Websites, books, and technical assistance center resources are described. If you cannot locate it through the link below, search for...
Title: Inclusive Practices for Preschool Programs in Virginia Videos
Description: Preschool refers to the time before a child is old enough to go to kindergarten or elementary school.  In Virginia, preschoolers who are eligible for special education and related services are entitled to placement in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) alongside their peers without disabilities with supplementary aids and services.  Inclusion in early childhood programs is supported through years of research and reinforced by a strong legal foundation and can set a trajectory for...
Title: Video: Inclusion Means Everyone
Description: This 3 min video describes inclusion as a basic human right. Speakers focus on the importance of all children, from infancy on through adulthood, being fully included in all aspects of family and community life. This video was developed by VA's Integrated Training Collaborative at the Partnership for People with Disabilities at VCU as a project of the VA SpecialQuest Birth-5 Project.
Title: National Professional Development Center on Preschool Inclusion (NPDCI)
Description: The National Professional Development Center on Inclusion (NPDCI) is working with states to ensure that early childhood teachers are prepared to educate and care for young children with disabilities in settings with their typically developing peers. The Web site provides resources, training modules, news, and a blog for discussions related to inclusive practices. (Inclusion)