Education & HHS Release Policy Statement on Inclusion in Early Childhood Programs.

The ED/HHS policy statement:

• Sets an expectation for high-quality inclusion in early childhood programs;
• Highlights the legal and research base for inclusion;
• Identifies challenges to adopting inclusive practices;
• Provides recommendations to States and local programs and providers for increasing inclusive early learning opportunities for all children; and
• Links to free resources for States, local programs and providers, and families that have been developed to support inclusion of children with disabilities in high-quality early education programs.

For more information, please view: http://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/earlylearning/joint-statement-full-text.pdf

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J. Christopher Watkins, MA, MBA
T/TAS Executive Director
Email: james.watkins@wku.edu