STaR Education

 Inclusive Early Childhood Education Webinar Series

 This is the first webinar in a series of four webinars. The first webinar in this series will introduce participants to the concept of early childhood inclusion for children with disability and/or delay, including ethical and legal obligations and best practice in early childhood intervention. The following three webinars will assist participants to plan for and implement research-based Individual Learning Plans for young children with disability and/or delay in collaboration with their families and other professionals.

Description

 In this 90-minute webinar you will be introduced to the concept of early childhood inclusion for children with disability and/or delay, including ethical and legal obligations related to including children with disability or developmental delay in your early childhood education and care service. You will reflect on what participation and engagement of children with disability and/or delay can look like in practice and identify potential barriers to inclusion.  

An overview of best practice in early childhood intervention will be provided, including examples of how these practices can be implemented in regular early childhood education and care settings. 

By the end of the course, you will have the knowledge to: 

• identify best practice in inclusive early childhood education.
• describe the ethical and legal reasons for the inclusion of children with disability and/or delays and additional needs in early childhood education and care programs.

Links to National Quality Standard Descriptors
 1.1.1   Approved learning framework
 1.1.3   Program learning opportunities
 6.1       Supportive relationships with families
 6.2.2   Access and Participation

Links to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
1.6       Strategies to support full participation with disability
4.1       Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities

NESA Accreditation
Completing Inclusion in Early Childhood Services will contribute 1 hour and 30 minutes of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Students/children with Disability addressing standard descriptors 1.6.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.