Current State of Inclusion of Children with Special Needs in Child Care Programmes in One Canadian Province

Autor/inn/en	Wiart, Lesley; Kehler, Heather; Rempel, Gwen; Tough, Suzanne
Titel	Current State of Inclusion of Children with Special Needs in Child Care Programmes in One Canadian Province
Quelle	In: International Journal of Inclusive Education, 18 (2014) 4, S.345-358 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-3116
DOI	10.1080/13603116.2013.767386
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Child Care; Disabilities; Inclusion; Child Care Centers; Surveys; Attitude Measures; Access to Education; Accessibility (for Disabled); Child Caregivers; Caregiver Attitudes; Individual Characteristics; Childhood Needs; Barriers; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Handicap; Behinderung; Inklusion; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Childhood; needs; Kindheit; Bedürfnis; Kanada
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 (n?=?318) and family day home agencies (n?=?25) 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. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10