Highlights, Volume 12, Number 2, April/June 1994 Page: Front Cover
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All together now: Quality child care benefits everyoneIn most child care settings,
children never have the opportunity
to play a game, eat lunch, take a nap
or participate in story time with a
child who has a disability. However,
kids with disabilities can be fully
included in the same child care
programs other children attend.
Child care providers who include
children with disabilities quickly learn
that many of the stereotypes don't
apply. Having a disability does not
mean an inability to learn, play or
interact.
In the past, when parents of kids
with disabilities needed child care,
they could only get it as a specialized
service or respite. More and more
people are discovering that quality
child care works for all kids. The
elements of quality care are the same
for children with and without disabili-
ties. This is especially important
since more parents are working
outside their home.
Additionally, many more children
with disabilities have the right to
participate in regular child care
programs as a result of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
(See related article, page 4).
For these reasons and others, the
Dependent Care Management Group
received a Texas Planning Council
grant in 1991 to create the Inclusive+ ADA and child care
+ Child care resources
+ Family support conference set
+ Inclusive education conferences
+ Training on Rehab Act
+ 37 more Partners graduateL
Maranda Dopp enjoys playing with friends at Wesley Child Development
Center in San Antonio. Maranda also is featured in a 14-minute video on
inclusive child care that is available free from the Council.Child Care Project. In addition to
providing training and technical
assistance to providers, the project
has held two conferences on inclusive
child care which brought in local,
state and national leaders who shared
their experiences, ideas and insights.
The most common theme was
that children with disabilities are first
and foremost children - children
who need what every other child
needs - love, acceptance, nurturing
and care.
One mother explained that her
son, Jesse, started out in specialized
care. But he seemed to be saying, "I
want to be where the action is," she
observed, "where kids are talking and
laughing and running around and
See "Inclusive child care" page 2UIOF NT DEP. LIBRARIES 76203
Call us June 24th
to comment on
Draft State Plan
We need your input. The Texas
Planning Council recently sent a
copy of our Draft FY 1995-1997
State Plan Survey to everyone on
our newsletter mailing list. Now
we need input from people across
the state to help us be effective in
our efforts to improve the state's
service system.
Please call us with your com-
ments on the Draft State Plan on
June 24th from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CDT. Call 1-800-335-7251 or
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