Resources | Inclusion in California Childcare

Data Snapshot 1: Preschoolers with Disabilities in Subsidized Child Care in California: 2015–2019

This brief summarizes key findings on children ages 3 through 5 years with disabilities in subsidized care in California. The data are from the Child Development Management Information System (CDMIS) ...
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Data Snapshot 2: Preschoolers Receiving Special Education: California and National Data thumbnail

Data Snapshot 2: Preschoolers Receiving Special Education: California and National Data (School Years 2011–12 to 2019–20)

This brief summarizes key findings on where children ages 3 through 5 years with disabilities in California received their received special education services. The data are from the California Longitudinal ...
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It Takes Two To Make a Thing Go Right: Cross-Sector Collaboration to Support Inclusion in Subsidized Care

This study presentation was given at the International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute in October 2021. Successful inclusion requires collaboration between the early childhood special education (ECSE) and early childhood education ...
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DEC 2021: Cross-Sector Collaboration to Support Inclusion in Subsidized Care

Study Presentation: Cross-Sector Collaboration to Support Inclusion in Subsidized Care

This study presentation was given at the Division for Early Childhood’s (DEC) 37th Annual International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families in September 2021 ...
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Study Poster: Exploring Inclusion Through Administrative Data: Challenges & Opportunities

Despite a focus on increasing inclusion in California, only 3% of preschoolers receiving subsidized care have disabilities ...
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Study Flyer: Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Subsidized Child Care in California

All of California’s families deserve high-quality child care options for their children. For the families of children with disabilities, this need is even more pressing. Despite efforts to include children ...
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Preparing Young Children for Inclusion Blog Post

Preparing Young Children for the Inclusion of Children with Disabilities into the Classroom A module for faculty and professional development providers that explains what is meant by embedded interventions to ...
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Foundations of Inclusion Video

CONNECT: Foundations of Inclusion Birth to Five In this presentation, we hear from researchers on the CONNECT project who are creating a series of web-based professional development resources designed to ...
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CONNECT Module 1: Embedded Interventions

Module to Build Early Childhood Practioners' Ability to Make Evidence-Based Practice Decisions A module for faculty and professional development providers that explains what is meant by embedded interventions to promote ...
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ECTA Inclusion Page

National Early Childhood Inclusion Indicators Initiative The contents of this topical area are designed for the administrators of state agencies responsible for services to young children and their families, including ...
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