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Federal requirements include the ADA and Section 504, with IDEA as the primary source for least restrictive environments for ages 3–21 and natural environments for infants and toddlers. 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Inclusion is the principle that supports the education of children with disabilities alongside their non-disabled peers rather than separately. Both the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Sec. 504) require schools and agencies to provide equal education opportunities for children with disabilities. The primary source for the inclusion requirement is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA. For preschool and school age children (ages 3-21), IDEA requires that children with disabilities be educated in the “least restrictive environment”(§1412(a)(5) and §1413(a)(1)). For infants and toddlers (ages 0-3) with disabilities, IDEA promotes the use of “natural environments” for early intervention services (§1432(4)(G)) .  \nInclusion in early childhood programs refers to including children with disabilities; holding high expectations and intentionally promoting participation in all learning and social activities, facilitated by individualized accommodations; and using evidence-based services and supports to foster their development, friendships with peers, and belonging. This applies to all young children with disabilities, from those with mildest disabilities, to those with the most signi cant disabilities.  \n􀀞􀀝􀀜􀀛􀀚 􀀜􀀛􀀘􀀗􀀖􀀕􀀝􀀕 􀀔􀀓 􀀔􀀚􀀝 􀀒 􀀗􀀔􀀜􀀕 􀀓􀀑􀀝 􀀐􀀏􀀖􀀛􀀕􀀔􀀓􀀜􀀏􀀛 􀀐􀀏􀀎􀀍􀀖􀀘􀀘􀀝􀀍􀀍 􀀌􀀑􀀝􀀛 􀀋􀀊 􀀍􀀏􀀛 􀀝􀀛􀀓􀀝􀀎􀀝􀀕 􀀉􀀜􀀛􀀕􀀝􀀎􀀚􀀔􀀎􀀓􀀝􀀛􀀈􀀇  \n~ 􀀞􀀝􀀜􀀛􀀚  \nDefinition of Early Childhood Inclusion  \n“Early childhood inclusion embodies the values, policies, and practices that support the right of every infant and young child and his or her family, regardless of ability to participate in a broad range of activities and contexts as full members of families, communities, and society. The desired results of inclusive experiences for children with and without disabilities and their families include a sense of belonging and membership, positive social relationships and friendships, and development and learning to reach their full potential. The de ning features of inclusion that can be used to identify high quality early childhood programs and services are access, participation, and supports.”  \n* * *  \n􀀞􀀝􀀜􀀛􀀚􀀛􀀙􀀜 􀀗􀀖􀀙􀀕 􀀚􀀔􀀞 􀀓􀀙􀀛􀀜􀀚 􀀒􀀙􀀑􀀛􀀚􀀛􀀙􀀜􀀐􀀚􀀏􀀚􀀞􀀕􀀞􀀜􀀚 􀀙􀀗 􀀎􀀜􀀍􀀌􀀋􀀑􀀛􀀙􀀜 􀀗􀀖􀀙􀀕 􀀛􀀊􀀛􀀑􀀛􀀙􀀜 􀀙􀀗􀀉􀀏􀀖􀀌􀀈 􀀇􀀔􀀛􀀌􀀆􀀔􀀙􀀙􀀆 􀀅 􀀉􀀇􀀄 􀀏􀀜􀀆 􀀃􀀏􀀚􀀛􀀙􀀜􀀏􀀌􀀂􀀑􀀑􀀙􀀍􀀛􀀏􀀚􀀛􀀙􀀜 􀀗􀀙􀀖 􀀚􀀔􀀞 􀀉􀀆􀀋􀀍􀀏􀀚􀀛􀀙􀀜 􀀙􀀗􀀘􀀁􀀙􀀋􀀜􀁿􀀇􀀔􀀛􀀌􀀆􀀖􀀞􀀜 􀀅􀀃􀀂􀀉􀀁􀀇􀀄  \n􀀞􀀝􀀜􀀛􀀚􀀙􀀘􀀗􀀝 􀀕􀀗􀀔 􀀚􀀙 􀀓􀀒􀀑􀀝􀀙 􀀑􀀐􀀚􀀛􀀏􀀙 􀀓􀀗􀀐􀀒􀀛􀀘􀀝􀀎 􀀏􀀗 􀀍􀀒􀀔 􀀜􀀛􀀑􀀙􀀙􀀓􀀑􀀏􀀒􀀙􀀘􀀝􀀏􀀒􀀔􀀑􀀜􀀏􀀘􀀗􀀝􀀙 􀀏􀀍􀀑􀀏 􀀐􀀗 􀀝􀀗􀀏 􀀚􀀝􀀐􀀒􀀔􀀒􀀙􀀏􀀘􀀓􀀑􀀏􀀒 􀀍􀀒􀀔 􀀑􀀌􀀘􀀛􀀘􀀏􀀘􀀒􀀙􀀋  \n􀀞􀀝􀀜􀀛􀀚􀀙􀀘􀀗􀀝 􀀘􀀙 􀀑 􀀊􀀗􀀉 􀀌􀀒􀀜􀀑􀀚􀀙􀀒 􀀈􀀘􀀐􀀙 􀀑􀀔􀀒 􀀝􀀑􀀏􀀚􀀔􀀑􀀛􀀛􀀉 􀀘􀀝􀀜􀀛􀀘􀀝􀀒􀀐 􀀏􀀗􀀇􀀑􀀔􀀐􀀙􀀑􀀜􀀜􀀒􀀆􀀏􀀑􀀝􀀜􀀒􀀅 􀀊􀀚􀀙􀀏 􀀗􀀌􀀙􀀒􀀔􀀄􀀒 􀀏􀀍􀀒 􀀆􀀛􀀑􀀉􀀎􀀔􀀗􀀚􀀝􀀐􀀃 􀀑􀀝􀀐 􀀇􀀑􀀏􀀜􀀍 􀀈􀀘􀀐􀀙􀀘􀀝􀀐􀀒􀀆􀀒􀀝􀀐􀀒􀀝􀀏􀀛􀀉 􀀓􀀗􀀐􀀘􀀕􀀉 􀀑 􀀎􀀑􀀓􀀒 􀀏􀀗 􀀘􀀝􀀜􀀛􀀚􀀐􀀒 􀀒􀀄􀀒􀀔􀀉􀀗􀀝􀀒􀀋  \nWhat Is an Early Childhood Program?  \nAccording to the federal government, an Early Childhood Program is a program that includes children with disabilities  \nand the majority of the children in the program are non-disabled children.  \n􀀞􀀝􀀜􀀝 􀀚􀀙􀀘􀀗􀀙􀀖􀀕􀀜 􀀕􀀖􀀔 􀀓􀀒􀀑􀀐􀀏􀀎􀀝􀀍 􀀌􀀏􀀋 􀀖􀀙􀀝 􀀒􀀘􀀋 􀀐􀀓􀀕􀀓􀀋􀀝􀀎 􀀋􀀘􀀊  \n• Head Start Programs;  \n• Preschool classes o􀀞ered to an eligible pre-kindergarten population by the public school system;  \n• Private kindergartens or preschools; and  \n• Group child development centers or childcare.  \nEarly Childhood Programs Should:  \n• Promote learning that is child-centered and active  \n• Provide learning activities on the developmental levels of the children  \n• Have activities that are relevant to the children in the program  \n• O􀀞er a variety of hands-on learning activities and materials in learning centers  \n• Provide learning experiences that correspond to the interest of the children  \n• Include conversations and interactions between the children and adults throughout the day  \nBenefits of High Quality Inclusive Preschool for Each and Every Child  \nResearch indicates that meaningful inclusion is bene cial to children with and without disabilities across a variety of developmental domains.","cbCaily89lKqCTrq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaily89lKqCTrq","pdf",382820,"English","# Definition of Early Childhood Inclusion\n# What Is an Early Childhood Program?\n# Benefits of High Quality Inclusive Preschool for Each and Every Child\n# Defining Features of Inclusion\n# How Can My Child Receive Special Education Services in a High Quality Inclusive Environment?\n## Dually Licensed Teacher Model\n## Itinerant Model","[{\"question\":\"What does early childhood inclusion mean for families and children?\",\"answer\":\"Early childhood inclusion embodies values, policies, and practices that support the right of every infant and young child and family to participate as full members of families, communities, and society. 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