Overview | Agenda
The Third National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute was held on Monday, July 8th through Wednesday, July 10th, 2002 at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The Institute featured a variety of sessions and plenary learning opportunities for those interested in inclusion and natural environments for children ages birth through five.
Keynote Address
Robin McWillam, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Sam Odom, Ph.D.
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Goals of the Institute
- Learn about research findings and resources to guide inclusive policy and practice
- Gain awareness of strategies and models to facilitate state systems change to support inclusive communities
- Facilitate collaborative work in creating an agenda for change to support early childhood inclusion
- Better understand the contradictions in practice and policy that challenge successful inclusion
- Value and become more aware of each others’ perspectives regarding inclusion
Administrators from state IDEA early intervention and preschool programs, OSEP-funded early childhood projects, representatives of national and state early childhood initiatives, state child care administrators, state education agency early childhood program administrators, staff of state technical assistance programs, local program administrators, Head Start Administrators, and parents were invited to attended.
The Institute was sponsored by the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In Collaboration with
- Early Intervention Branch, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Women's & Children's Health Section
- North Carolina Preschool Program, Exceptional Children Division, Department of Public Instruction
- North Carolina Head Start Collaboration Office
- National Child Care and Information Center
- National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
- QUILT: Quality in Linking Together