WestEd partnered with the California Department of Education to conduct an evaluation of the Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program (IEEEP), a statewide grant program in California designed to expand access to inclusive early education programs for children with disabilities, including those with severe or significant conditions. In a previous blog post about the IEEEP evaluation, we highlighted the importance of collaboration between general and special education entities, as well as key investments that supported successful efforts to expand inclusive education across early learning programs in California.
In this blog post Sarah Johns, a Senior Research Associate at WestEd, talks about the findings from the IEEEP evaluation related to the impact of professional development on early care and education programs throughout California.