TY  - INPR
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/1476718x19875776
TI  - Including children with chronic health conditions in early childhood education and care settings
KW  - child
KW  -  chronic
KW  -  education
KW  -  environments
KW  -  health
KW  -  inclusion
N2  - This article sheds light on how chronic health conditions impact upon concepts of inclusion in children?s early childhood education and care in England; it draws upon findings from a small-scale research project which highlights the need to consider health, in particular, the impact of chronic health conditions on early childhood education and care. The study was conducted in two stages: Stage 1 involved a postal questionnaire to 60 early childhood settings and Stage 2 included interviews with 6 practitioners in 4 settings, interviews with parents and observations of a child (called DJ) in his setting over the course of a year. The findings from this study indicate that in an attempt to be inclusive, practitioners may be unintentionally exclusive in their practice. The data suggest that this may be as a consequence of practitioners having different understandings and definitions of what is meant by the term inclusion, leading to confusion about the aims of inclusion. The findings indicate that there is a need to identify what effective pedagogy is for children with chronic health conditions, as well as a need to redefine inclusion in relation to their needs.
Y1  - 2019///
PB  - SAGE Publications
A1  - Musgrave, J
A1  - Levy, R
ID  - discovery10085356
SN  - 1741-2927
N1  - This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher?s terms and conditions.
JF  - Journal of Early Childhood Research
AV  - public
ER  -