Including
Children with Special Needs
in Child Care & Early Education Programs
Each
year, more and more young children are being diagnosed
with serious health, developmental or learning
problems. Many of these children will be enrolled
in child care or early education programs, which
may require special planning and preparation to
assist with including a child with special needs.
The New Jersey Map to Inclusive Child Care Team
is a great resource for parents, child care providers
and early educators. You can find the following
resources and more on their website http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/SpecialNeeds/1-%20How%20to%20use%20this%20CD.htm:
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Information
about the MAP Team and a list of Partner Organizations.
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Resources
for including children with special needs
in child care. |
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The
MAP "Map", a 2-sided list of state
and county phone numbers to call for assistance. |
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Are
You Ready" Provider guide |
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"A
Parent's Guide to Choosing Child Care" |
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"Inclusion
is a Process, Not a Place" |
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"10
Tips for Including Children with Special Needs
in Child Care" |
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Fact
sheets on Early Intervention, Special Education
and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.
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Additional
Articles and Tips on the process of inclusion.
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"Finding
Our Way Together" A 50 page booklet on
inclusion published by the Statewide Parent
Advocacy Network (SPAN). SPAN also has Spanish
translations of several documents at www.spannj.org.
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Additional
information about inclusion is available at:
http://nrc.uchsc.edu/SPINOFF/CSN/CSNIntro.html
And http://nrc.uchsc.edu/SPINOFF/CSN/CSN.pdf
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