Through join efforts of early childhood and specialized support professions, inclusive early child care classes can be places where children with special needs and typically developing children grow, develop, and flourish. Synthesis Points Inclusion is about belonging and participating in a diverse society. Beliefs about inclusion influence its implementation. Collaboration is the cornerstone to effective inclusive programs. Specialized instruction is an important component of inclusion.
Adequate support is necessary to make inclusive environments work.
Inclusion can benefit children with and without disabilities. Communities, families, and inclusion. The impact of changing roles on relationships between adults in inclusive programs for young children. An ecological systems analysis. Ilene Schwartz and Susan Sandall are associate and assistant professors, respectively, in special education at the University of Washington.