Passages To Inclusion

Creating Systems of Care for All Children

Monograph for State, Territorial and Tribal Child Care Administrators


U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services

Administration for Children and Families
Administration on Children,
Youth and Families
Child Care Bureau

This monograph was prepared by the National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) as part of the Child Care Technical Assistance Project, a project of the Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through contract #105-94-1626 with Trans-Management Systems Corporation (T-MSC) in cooperation with Collins Management Consulting, Inc. (CMC).

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Inclusion: Emerging Issues

Issue Areas:

I. Staffing

II. Facilities and Environments

III. Administration of Inclusive Practices

IV. Financing

V. Community Resources

Appendices:

Program Descriptions

Federal Disabilities Legislation

ADD's Projects of National Significance

Child Care Bureau, ACF, Inclusion Technical Assistance

DEC Position Statement on Inclusion

"Developing Inclusive Programs for Children with Disabilities"

Early Years are Learning Years, Release #7, "The Benefits of Inclusive Education: Making It Work"

Resource Bibliography

National Organizations With Resources for Inclusive Child Care

Leadership Forum Agenda

Leadership Forum Issue Group Facilitators

Leadership Forum Planning Committee

Leadership Forum Participant List

Acknowledgments

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