The Center on Inclusion and Early Childhood Care & Education

Center on Inclusion Mission See description

Oregon Program of Quality

Congratulations to the 21 family and center-based child care programs that were awarded Oregon Program of Quality designation! These programs demonstrated they met standards deemed essential for high quality childcare. This process began with a self evaluation of a program’s current condition and plans for improvements needed to meet standards. After attending an orientation which explained the OPQ process, programs received both technical assistance and financial incentives to add to or enhance curriculum, environment, staff qualifications and program materials.

“Each classroom team has a better understanding of how the different components of our program support our overall philosophy. They also look at their planned activities differently in so far as it develops the individual child.”

Child Development Center

The Teaching Research Institute Child Development Center (CDC) is a comprehensive program designed to serve all children seeking preschool and/or child care services regardless of race, color, disability or health status. The CDC has provided quality care and education to young children and their families for over 30 years serving families with children aged 30 months to 6 years from Western Oregon University and the surrounding community.

COI PROJECTS

The Center on Inclusion and Early Childhood Care & Education works to promote quality inclusive services through their work on state and federal projects.

The Oregon Program of Quality (OPQ) OPQ is a state designation indicating an identified measure of quality determined through a rigorous portfolio review. This state designation is designed to bridge the gap between basic licensing requirements and National Accreditation and is for both family and center based care.
Partnering for Inclusive Childhood Care and Education (PICCE) offers support for TRAC trainers and coaches working to enhance the inclusion of children with disabilities.
Oregon Early Childhood Inclusion Collarborative (OECIC) is a statewide effort to develop, implement and evaluate a cross-sector plan to support increased opportunity for professional development regarding inclusion. OECIC Workshop Forms from Embedded Instruction & Consultation units.

Inclusion Resources:

The following resources are made available by the Center on Inclusion to assist programs in developing or enhancing their inclusive services.

Exemplary Practices for increasing the number of inclusive programs in early childhood.
Competencies for Inclusive Programs.
Cost-Benefit Models of Inclusion.
Guide to serving as an ODE approved placement site.
Supporting Children in Inclusive Settings (Webinar can be viewed with Windows Media Player)

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