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Inclusion Matters 300th Episode!
Our CICC Podcast, Inclusion Matters is celebrating! The 300th episode of this podcast is now available.
The first origins of Inclusion Matters started back in the early 2000’s with some rudimentary equipment and an idea to spread the word about creating successful inclusive environments for young children.
Today, in 2025 we are on the brink of our 30th anniversary and still sharing content that highlights and supports quality early childhood care for all children. Tune in to listen to some highlights from our many years of broadcasting Inclusion Matters.
(Length: 35:45)Outdoor Summer Safety
Sarah Hawley RN, BSN, PHN of Minnesota Child Care Health Consultants joins us again to discuss safety in child care, this time related to summer outdoor play. We discuss safety in the sun, bug bites and ticks, skinned knees, and ways to prepare your setting and the children in your care for the safest summer outdoors.
(Length: 21:31)The Benefits and Joys of Messy, Open-Ended Outdoor Play
Inclusion Matters hosts a conversation with our own CICC Program Manager, Kellee Nelson and we explore nature play. Kellee highlights the health and educational benefits of playing in the mud, offering young children in our care the important experience of being outside in nature, being curious, getting messy, and having fun!
(Length: 27:26)Brain Building in the Early Childhood Setting
Sarah Hawley RN, BSN, PHN of Minnesota Child Care Health Consultants is back with us again to discuss brain building in early childhood. She shares important research about this critical time of brain growth and how we as early educators can foster lifelong success for the children in our care.
(Length: 20:54)
Injury Prevention
We welcome our strong partner Sarah Hawley RN, BSN, PHN of Minnesota Child Care Health Consultants back again for a conversation about injury prevention in the early childhood setting. We discuss key techniques that promote safe care for all young children and their adult caregivers.
(Length: 24:07)Essential Elements of Infant and Toddler Environments: Health and Safety
CICC Coach Lead, Jacy Nylander joins Priscilla Weigel to discuss a key topic for our youngest learners, health and safety. Listen to their conversation about ways you can create an environment that is safe, calm, clean, and fresh.
(Length: 19:08)