Inclusive Child Care Resources Search

A resource that helps parents:

• Locate child care settings, or
• Identify child care providers who have specific training, skills, or experience.

A resource that offers classes, workshops, or online training Topics are related to inclusion or care for children, with diverse abilities and needs, in child care settings. These include trainings offered to others and open to child care providers.

Training related to care of children with a specific disability, diagnosis, emotional/behavioral disorder, or special health care need.

A resource that can help parents find information on:

• Identifying inclusive child care
• Inclusion values and practices in child care settings
• Advocating for inclusive child care.

A resource that offers information or advice directly to individual child care providers. This may be offered by experts in inclusive child care, health care, or mental health. It may also be offered by experts in other fields related to care of children with diverse abilities and needs.

A resource that offers people who meet and establish an ongoing relationship with the child care provider. Mentors share information and advice on inclusive child care.

A resource that helps parents and child care providers meet the higher costs of accommodations or supports that are needed for the safe and appropriate care of some individual children.

A resource that offers funds to help child care providers meet costs of structural changes, play equipment, or other expenses related to making a setting more accessible to children with diverse abilities and needs.

A resource that provides, buys, or loans medical equipment that helps a provider offer care to an individual child or to make a setting more accessible to children with medical needs.

A resource that offers pamphlets, books, posters, or other written information on inclusion and care for children with diverse abilities and needs.

A resource that offers web-based information or materials. Topics include inclusion and care for children with diverse abilities and needs.

A resource that offers regular group meetings for parents or child care providers.

A resource that offers information useful to parents or child care providers on topics related to inclusive child care. This information is not included in another resource category.

A resource that offers assistance to parents or child care providers on issues related to inclusive child care. These resources are not included in another resource category.