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Current state of inclusion of children with special needs in child care programmes in one Canadian province.
- Source :
- International Journal of Inclusive Education; Apr2014, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p345-358, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Background: Access to quality child care is an important support for families with children with disabilities. The objectives of this study were to determine: (1) the current state of inclusion of children with special needs in child care programmes, and (2) the presence of child care staff practices and programme characteristics that support inclusion. Methods: Mail survey. Results: Centre based day care programmes (nā=ā318) and family day home agencies (nā=ā25) responded to the survey (47% response rate). Participants reported positive attitudes towards the philosophy of inclusion; however, 36% of the centre-based programmes and 29% of the family day home agencies that had been contacted by families of children with special needs did not accept them into care. A significant proportion of centre-based programmes (36%) and family day home agencies (40%) were unaware of how to access specialised support services for the children in their programmes. Many programmes (i.e. 54% of centre-based programmes and 96% of family day homes) reported they were not physically accessible. Conclusions: Child care providers require improved access to supports to increase their capacity to provide child care for children with special needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CARE of children with disabilities
SURVEYS
FAMILIES
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13603116
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Inclusive Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 94953933
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2013.767386