The Center on Inclusion and Early Childhood Care & Education

Center on Inclusion Mission See description

Project PEPI Spring Summit

On June 7th, participants from four community colleges met to get updates and give feedback on the Project PAPI. Project Director, Patti Blasco, presented information on project activities including a survey of early childhood education students in collaboration with the University of North Carolina. The results of the survey will be used to gauge any changes in student behavior during their program.

Past Presentations

Early Childhood Inclusion Resources

Christina Reagle and Patti Blasco presented on resources to support inclusion during a May 8th webinar. Topics included establishing a leadership team, identifying and recruiting potential community placement sites, and preparing and supporting community placement sites.
Download PowerPoint and supporting materials.

Introduction to Early Childhood Inclusion Webinar

During April, Gary Glasenapp and Melissa Gritz presented research and benefits of early childhood inclusion, merging DAP and ECSE practices to support children with disabilities and concepts that make inclusion work.
View presentation.

The TRI Child Development Center (CDC) is a comprehensive program designed to serve all children seeking preschool and/or child care services regardless of race, color, disability or health status.

The CDC has provided quality care and education to young children aged 30 months to 6 years and their families for over 30 year.

Inclusion Resources:

Checklist for Appropriate Practice for Inclusive Programs

A quick and simple assessment that can be used to improve services to young children in preschool and child care settings.

Delivering Quality Staff Development

Strategies and resources for planning, implementing, and evaluating effective staff development activities.

Contact Debbie Kenyon for ordering information.

COI PROJECTS

The Center on Inclusion and Early Childhood Care & Education works to promote quality inclusive services through their work on state and federal projects.

Oregon Early Childhood Inclusion Collaborative (OECIC) is a statewide effort to develop, implement and evaluate a cross-sector plan to support increased opportunity for professional development regarding inclusion. OECIC Workshop Forms from Embedded Instruction & Consultation units.
The Oregon Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) is a means of assessing, improving, and communicating the level of quality of an Early Learning and Development Program. Under the leadership of COI, these tiered standards of quality have undergone extensive review, feedback and revision by a diverse and experienced group of care and education experts from around the state.
The Paraprofessional Preparation for Improvement Program (PAPI) project is a collaborative effort between TRI, the College of Education at WOU and four Oregon community colleges. The goal of PAPI is to improve the knowledge and skills of paraprofessionals currently working toward an Associate degree in Early Childhood Education to work with young children with disabilities.
Partnerships for Inclusive Childhood Care and Education (PICCE) offers support for TRAC trainers and coaches working to enhance the inclusion of children with disabilities.

The TRAC Curriculum was designed by the Center on Inclusion to enhance the skills of early childhood care and education providers. The curriculum, developed, evaluated and refined over the past 15 years, has proven quality and utility.

The following resources are made available by the Center on Inclusion to assist programs in developing or enhancing their inclusive services.

Exemplary Practices for increasing the number of inclusive programs in early childhood.
Competencies for Inclusive Programs.
Cost-Benefit Models of Inclusion.
Guide to serving as an ODE approved placement site.

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