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It's All About Belonging
"When inclusive [practice] is fully embraced, we abandon the idea that children have to become 'normal' in order to contribute to the world. Instead, we search for and nourish the gifts that are inherent in all people. We begin to look beyond typical ways of becoming valued members of the community, and in doing so, begin to realize the achievable goal of providing all children with an authentic sense of belonging." --Norman Kunc (1992) www.normemma.com
Welcome to the newly updated California M.A.P. to Inclusion and Belonging…Making Access Possible website, a project operating under the Center for Child and Family Studies at WestEd and funded by the California Department of Education's Child Development Division with a portion of the federal Child Care Development Fund Quality Improvement Allocation. The MAP Project supports the inclusion of children with disabilities and other special needs ages birth to 21 in child care, after school and community settings.
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Coping with Trauma: A Collection of Resources
The tragedy that took the lives of very young children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut in December 2012 elicited strong feelings and emotions from the entire nation and perhaps especially from those who work with and care for children. Many of organizations that MAP depends on for quality information responded by gathering resources useful in coping with the trauma. To ensure broad access to these resources MAP has made them available on this new web page within the Social – Emotional & Behavior area of MAP.
Resources in Multiple Languages
California Collaborative on the Social & Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
2012 Overview of CA CSEFEL
Click to download the 2012 Overview PowerPoint™
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Changes to Early Start and the Prevention Resource and Referral Services
Find out why these are important to early care and education providers and other referral sources.
UPDATED California Early Start Training
Updated training files to reflect changes in States laws as of July 2011
NEW! Inclusion Works! Training PowerPoints™
New documents to support in trainings of Inclusion Works!
Click here to download the training files.
Don't forget to get your copy of Inclusion Works!
Hot off the presses: Winter 2013 Newsletter
Topics in this issue include: A new year brings new resources for the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body section of MAP, from the California Department of Edcuation and a list of upcoming Inclusion events. View the latest MAP Newsletter
Special Newsbrief: Coping with Trauma
Find past issues of the MAP Newsletter in the Archive.
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Hot Topic Summer 2012
The MAP team has identified websites and resources that support family engagement and promote partnerships with families.
[Working Together for Inclusion and Belonging]
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Phone: (760) 682-0271 | Fax: (760) 471-3862 | Email: [map@wested.org]
Funded by the California Department of Education, Child Development Division