Meaningful Inclusion in Early Childhood

How can a school meaningfully include students with disabilities in an early childhood program?

In moving interviews, parents in this video reveal the benefits for their children. Educators describe what they do and how they got there.

These stories come from the Sun Prairie (Wisconsin) Area School District, where inclusion is the norm for all early childhood programs supported by public dollars, whether offered in community or district settings.

More on early childhood special education: https://dpi.wi.gov/sped/early-childhood

Interviewees in order of appearance:

Hollie Whitney
Parent

Ramil and Vanessa Kilades
Parents

Elizabeth Knudten
SP4K Teacher and Sun Prairie Nursery School Program Director
Sun Prairie 4K Head Start

Jennifer Apodaca
Director of Student Services, Teaching, Learning & Equity
Sun Prairie Area School District

Lydia Krueger
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
Gingerbread House Preschool

Barb Van Haren
Director, Special Education Team
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Suzie Kitson
Educator
Gingerbread House Preschool