80x3 Podcast Series: Focusing on Equity to Create Inclusive and Welcoming Early Childhood Environments
Join Dr. Nicole Evans from Embracing Equity and Beth Menninga and Priscilla Weigel of CICC as they discuss the central role of equity in creating inclusive early childhood environments. Dr. Evans presents a useful framework for taking action at three levels to promote equity in organizations. Examples are shared of how and where learning organizations identified needs and made changes aimed at creating more equity at the individual, cultural and systems levels. As we think about where to begin a focus on equity in early childhood environments, the group talks about ways to create strong family partnerships as a powerful first step.
Angela Clair, Director of Early Childhood Services at Wilder Child Development Center, joins Priscilla Weigel and Beth Menninga to share her center's story of rethinking their approach to expulsion with the goal of truly being inclusive. How can we include parents and staff to shift our organizational thinking and practices in our responses to big behaviors so that our doors welcome and support all children to thrive in our early childhood programs?
80x3 Podcast Series - Early Childhood Budgets, Boards, and Brain Development
Join our guests, Amanda Ziebell Mawanda, Art Rolnick, and Jamie Bonczyk in this three part series as they discuss how budgeting decisions in the early childhood education sector translate into positive brain development in young children. Barriers are highlighted as we talk through ways to foster organizational shifts, economic investment, stressing board recruitment and engagement as ways to support your organization’s work.
Supporting Sensory Needs of Young Children
Tune into 3 NEW episodes of the CICC Inclusion Matters podcast! Our guest, Alyssa Mason, Pediatric Occupational Therapist from M Health Fairview, joins us to discuss the sensory systems and sensory needs of young children in our care. This first conversation talks us through "a day in the life of a preschooler in child care,” the second addresses transitions, and the third explains how we might best support children who have experienced or may be experiencing trauma.
• Supporting the Sensory Needs of Young Children
• Supporting Sensory Needs Through Transitions
• Sensory Supports for Young Children Who Have or Are Experiencing Trauma
