I.D.E.A. Group

Provided by the CDC

All children have the right to equitable learning opportunities that help them achieve their full potential as engaged learners and valued members of society. Thus, all early childhood educators have a professional obligation to advance equity. They can do this best when they are effectively supported by the early learning settings in which they work and when they and their wider communities embrace diversity and full inclusion as strengths, uphold fundamental principles of fairness and justice, and work to eliminate structural inequities that limit equitable learning opportunities.

Atypically Amazing Children Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide children with social and developmental opportunities in addition to providing parental support and resources to better assist each child’s individual needs. We aim to empower parents by guiding them through a memorable outing with their children while engaging with the community. Atypically Amazing Children Incorporated wholeheartedly believes that everything is possible with the right support in order to make a difference in both the parent and child’s life.

The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. CSEFEL is a national resource center funded by the Office of Head Start and Child Care Bureau for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to early childhood programs across the country.

A fun, safety-oriented aquatics program for swimmers and non-swimmers with different abilities and challenges. This program is for ages 6 months and up. Our goal is not only to teach swim lessons, but to provide the skill of swimming along with water safety that will last throughout their lifetime.

30 minute classes/six classes per session

Price: Member: $35 per session, Non-member: $70 per session.

For more info contact:
Dave Foster
SY Aquatics Director
P: 610-557-9622 ext. 5012
E: dfoster@cyedc.org

The Education Law Center’s mission is to ensure access to a quality public education for all children in Pennsylvania. We pursue this mission by focusing on the most underserved students: children living in poverty, children of color, children with disabilities, children in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, children experiencing homelessness, English learners, LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming students – and many who are at the intersection of these identities.

The materials can be used in a variety of professional development settings. They will assist service providers and parents in planning together to increase opportunities for inclusion in their communities.

From the Pennsylvania 2021 Early Intervention and
Family Support Program Conference: Lists resources to support equity in your work with children.

From the Pennsylvania 2021 Early Intervention and
Family Support Program Conference: Discusses resources to support equity in your work with children.

Please see below many books that focus on the topics of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Acceptance. In addition to these being available from many retailers, CCPN has them available to borrow at our ECPRC (Early Childhood Professionals Resource Center) in Secane, PA.

Click the link to view the website for the Bucks County Intermediate Unit.

Click the link to view the website for the Chester County Intermediate Unit.

Click the link to view the website for the Delaware County Intermediate Unit.

Click the link to view the website for the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit.

Click the link to view the website for the Philadelphia County Intermediate Unit.

CBS News and CHARACTER COUNTS! are proud to present Kindness 101, a collection of complimentary K-12 lessons to teach character, social-emotional, and academic skills.

Each lesson features a short video originating from CBS News’ On the Road series with Steve Hartman. Students and educators easily connect to the heartwarming and inspirational stories featured in the videos.

Along with the video, we’ve provided activities, discussion and journal prompts, family connections, and a Google Slides deck. You may even find lessons written by teachers at schools near you!

The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI) is funded by the Office of Special Education Programs to improve and support the capacity of state systems and local programs to implement an early childhood multi-tiered system of support to improve the social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes of young children with, and at risk for, developmental disabilities or delays. The goals of the Center are to assist states and programs in their implementation of sustainable systems for the implementation of the Pyramid Model for Supporting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children (Pyramid Model) within early intervention and early education programs with a focus on promoting the social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes of young children birth to five, reducing the use of inappropriate discipline practices, promoting family engagement, using data for decision-making, integrating early childhood and infant mental health consultation and fostering inclusion.

In Pennsylvania, the Parent to Parent model is a one-to-one match between an experienced, mentor parent, called a peer support parent and a parent seeking individualized support from another parent who has been there.

Here at P2P of PA, the Peer Support parent is the lifeline of our program. They are the volunteer families who have experienced the joys and challenges of sharing their lives with individuals with disabilities or special needs and are willing to listen, provide emotional support and information through shared, common experiences to the referred parent.

Research has shown that what a Parent to Parent program offers is unique and can probably not come from any other source.

PDE and partnering agencies have developed an Equity and Inclusion Toolkit to support you in
creating a plan and action steps for prevention, response and recovery, building blocks for a
more accepting culture.

The Pennsylvania Positive Behavior Support Network (PAPBS Network), through training and technical assistance, supports schools and their family and community partners to create and sustain comprehensive, school-based behavioral health support systems in order to promote the academic, social and emotional well-being of all Pennsylvania’s students.

We at RJ Cooper & Associates wake up every day to discover and invent solutions for kids and adults to achieve their full potential. My mission has been, and continues to be, to serve people through innovation and technology.

I work hand-in-hand with parents, SLP's, special education teachers, OT's, PT's, caregivers--every person who strives for that one seemingly impossible step forward, a blink of an eye, twitch of a nose, movement of a leg or toe, that enables your loved one to embrace life with enthusiasm.

The SpecialQuest Multimedia Training Library was designed to strengthen the inclusion of young children with disabilities and their families in programs serving infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. The Library includes four learning modules. Each module contains a presenter’s guide, training scripts, handouts (in English and Spanish), and videos (in English, and with English and Spanish captioning)

Early learning programs can design and publish their own book with their childrens' own writing and illustrations! One fun project we heard of is creating a book about the different cultures and backgrounds of each of the children in their own words with their own drawings, that each child could then have and take home.

Websites and multimedia providing information and resources for people with disabilities, family, support personnel, and professionals.

The Crayon Project raises funds from people and businesses across the U.S. and donates multicultural art supplies to schools and non-profit organizations in an effort to spread respect for diversity among young children.

Our programs for Families, Educators, and Young Adults focus on empowering people who learn and think differently and those who support them, offering customized, accessible resources and a compassionate community. Our Workplace program helps organizations across industries create inclusive workplaces, by developing and implementing best-in-class disability inclusion programs so they can hire, advance, and retain people with disabilities.