National Disability Authority Briefing Paper Inclusion of children with disabilities in mainstream early childhood care and education

National Disability Authority Briefing Paper Inclusion of children with disabilities in mainstream early childhood care and education

The lessons from research and international practice

Executive summary

The National Disability Authority (NDA), is the independent statutory advisory body to Government on disability issues.
The Office of Disability and Mental Health, Department of Health, asked the NDA to advise on the development of provisions for the inclusion of children with disabilities in the Early Childhood Care and Education scheme, based on the available research literature and evidence of practice for how similar schemes are administered in other countries.

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