Center for Inclusive Child Care (CICC)

URL: http://www.inclusivechildcare.org/

The mission of the Center for Inclusive Child Care is to create, promote and support pathways to successful inclusive care for all children. The project is a comprehensive resource network for promoting and supporting inclusive early childhood and school-age programs and providers. We provide leadership, administrative support, training, and consultation to early care and education providers, school-age care providers, parents, and the professionals who support providers and parents of children with special needs. The Center for Inclusive Child care envisions weaving the common threads of knowledge, respect and sensitivity to create and sustain opportunities for high quality, culturally responsive inclusive care in which children and their families are supported and nurtured.

• Bullying in Preschool – Tip Sheet (PDF) October 2018
  Being bullied means to be exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more students. It may also include an imbalance of power. And research indicates that a child with a disability is more likely to be physically or verbally bullied than his typically developing peers. This tip sheet includes signs of bullying behavior and strategies for extinguishing bullying.
• Resources to support transitions Oct 2018
• Tip Sheet: The Use of Visual Supports in Early Care and Education Oct 2018

• Additional Resources from CICC
  • 10 minute Podcasts on Use of Visual Supports: One for preschoolers and one for Infants and Toddlers Oct 2018
  • Tip Sheet: Attachment in Early Care and Education (PDF)
  • Inclusion Matters Podcasts
    Inclusion Matters is a new product of CICC in the form of podcasts about 10 minutes each on the full range of inclusion topics in an engaging, easy to listen to format. Podcasts are available for listening on the website and for download on itunes. CEU’s are available for podcasts.
  • Inclusion: Embedded Learning and Universal Design Definitions and Strategies-Self Study Course
    Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for additional adaptation or specialized design. This self-study will discuss the philosophy and strategies for universal design and embedded learning.