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• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Author
• Contents
• List of tables
• List of figures
• List of boxes
• Acknowledgements
• 1 Politics and policies of inclusion
• Introduction
• Workshop 1 Seven statements about inclusion
• Further reading
• 2 Cultures of inclusion in the early years
• Introduction
• An operational definition of inclusion
• Understanding difference
• Children’s rights and human rights
• Curriculum
• Play
• Developmentally appropriate practice
• Assessment
• Conclusion
• Workshop 2 Mapping your territories of inclusion and exclusion
• Policy points
• Further reading
• 3 Key studies on Special Educational Needs
• Introduction
• Viewpoints from research
• Recent historical definitions of SEN
• Policy developments in Europe
• Inclusive policies and exclusive practices
• Early intervention; parents’ roles; and professional development and training
• Conclusion
• Workshop 3 Including young children with learning difficulties
• Policy points
• Further reading
• 4 Defining inclusion
• Introduction
• Policy contexts in the UK
• The study: origins, aims and methodology
• Practitioners’ personal definitions of inclusion
• Responses to inclusive policies
• Workshop 4 Defining inclusion
• Policy points
• Further reading
• 5 Thinking inclusion
• Introduction
• Scenario 1 George
• Scenario 2 Mary
• Scenario 3 Ahmed
• Scenario 4 James, Chris and Ellie
• Workshop 5 Thinking inclusion
• Policy points
• Further reading
• 6 Talking inclusion
• Introduction
• Educators’ personal experiences
• Professional development
• Views of childhood
• Inclusion and exclusion
• The roles of parents
• Conclusion
• Workshop 6 Talking inclusion
• Policy points
• Further reading
• 7 Including children
• Introduction
• Including babies and toddlers
• Including young children
• Children’s views of their early years settings
• Conclusion
• Workshop 7 Including children
• Policy points
• Further reading
• 8 Including parents
• Introduction
• Parental involvement in the early years
• Practitioners’ views on including parents
• Including parents – examples from practice
• Conclusion
• Workshop 8 Including parents
• Policy points
• Further reading
• 9 Including staff
• Introduction
• How do we know inclusion when we see it?
• Inclusion – a personal perspective
• Conclusion
• Workshop 9 How inclusive are you?
• Policy points
• Further reading
• 10 Including: the future
• Introduction
• Professional development for practitioners
• A shared dialogue
• Citizenship for young children
• Resources and policy commitment
• Conclusion
• Workshop 10 Including: the future
• Policy points
• Further reading
• References
• Author Index
• Subject Index