Inclusion Matters

Parents may struggle with the idea of ‘cry it out’ when getting ready to put their infant in child care. In this podcast, Cindy Croft and Priscilla Weigel share insights with Dea Anderson on how child care providers can support parents as they both build responsive relationship with infants. Tips include building a consistent routine for infants to meet their developmental needs.

This important conversation on immunization and disease prevention takes place with Cindy Croft, Priscilla Weigel and Ellie Chase-Andresen. Ellie describes some of the diseases that are becoming more prevalent without immunization protection and ways to promote better understanding of disease prevention with the families we work. Please join us as we talk about health and safety concerns in child care programs.

In this podcast, join Cindy Croft, Priscilla Weigel, and Ellie Chase-Andresen as we discuss health and safety concerns in child care programs when it comes to the flu. In particular, we will talk about how to avoid spreading germs and keeping children healthy, especially kids with special health needs.

In this podcast, Cindy Croft and Priscilla Weigel talk with Ellie Chase-Andresen about trends in health pertaining to children and families. Particularly, we will discuss obesity and its impact on disease in young children. What can you do about in child care? Listen for some practical strategies!

Join Cindy Croft, Priscilla Weigel and Ellie Chase-Andresen as they discuss the online training opportunities in the CICC Learning Center. Ellie will highlight current as well as upcoming Self Study courses that help providers learn a variety of skills and topics that promote inclusion. Priscilla shares stories of teachers who apply Self Study courses to everyday practice.

In Part Two of the discussion of the ECRII research on factors that support success with inclusion, Priscilla Weigel and Cindy Croft will talk about the final 3 including a lively discussion on passionate community involvement. Advocates including parents and others can promote the implementation of inclusive programming for children in their local communities.

The Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion (ECRII) has identified 6 key factors for success in supporting inclusion in child care programs. In this podcast, Cindy Croft and Priscilla Weigel will discuss the first 3 with practical implications for your work in building a quality, inclusive child care program.

In the conclusion of the podcast on the Pyramid Model, Priscilla Weigel and Cindy Croft talk to Dea Anderson about the three tiers of Pyramid Model for supporting social and emotional competence in young children. She shares resources on implementing social emotional supports for young children in early childhood settings.

The Pyramid Model for supporting social and emotional competence in young children is being promoted in many states. In this podcast, Cindy Croft and Priscilla Weigel will welcome Dea Anderson to the program to talk about what makes up the framework and how it applies to early childhood practitioners. We will focus this podcast on the foundation of the pyramid which is an effective, well-prepared workforce.

In this podcast, Cindy Croft and Priscilla Weigel continue their discussion with Dea Anderson, CICC Consultation Coordinator, about the role of a consultant in a child care program. How does consulting differ from coaching and mentoring? How does consultation benefit a teachers, child care providers, and children? Listen to a story about one program’s success with a child with challenging behaviors using an inclusion consultant!

Cindy Croft and Priscilla Weigel talk with Dea Anderson, CICC Consultation Coordinator, about the how-to’s of Minnesota’s on-site inclusion consultation program. How do you get started? What if you don’t live in Minnesota? We’ll also share other resources with you around inclusive early childhood and school-age programming.

In this podcast, Cindy and Priscilla encourage listeners to have confidence in your skills and abilities to provide an environment that gives children what they need based on developmentally appropriate practice rather than whatever the 'prevailing winds" may be. When it comes to the push for academics, we need to trust our early childhood education and training in what children need most to be successful learners in our environments. We also need to learn to articulate why our practices are part of 'readiness' for children along all their developmental domains.

In the final podcast of Dr. Perry’s Six Acquired Strengths, Priscilla Weigel and Cindy Croft will offer strategies for promoting awareness, tolerance, and respect in young children as they grow, develop, and reach their full potential. We want children to have friends, accept differences, and appreciate diversity in their world. The early childhood community can do many things to support children in these important emotional milestones.

In Part 2 of Dr. Perry’s Six Acquired Strengths, we will discuss the importance of self regulation in preschoolers and its impact on social skill development. These two emotional milestones are essential to a young child’s learning and success now and later in life. You can do much to enhance their mastery of these ‘strengths’!

In this podcast, Cindy Croft and Priscilla Weigel will discuss children’s mental health and Dr. Bruce Perry’s Six Acquired Strengths for emotional development in young children. We begin the discussion with attachment as the foundation for a child’s positive mental health. Listen to discover ways that early educators can build the responsive relationship by tuning in to children.