What are inclusion support professionals? What role do they play in early childhood education and care context? This final episode of the series will look at the vital role inclusion support professionals play in supporting early childhood services and communities.

Educators can use many resources and tools to support educators in developing solid and inclusive practices. In this episode, we will discuss how educators can ensure they are utilising their available resources and tools.

Our communities are vital to inclusion. In this episode, we will be looking at ways early childhood professionals can build partnerships with their communities by engaging in inclusive practice.

Co-regulation is critical for supporting young children. What is co-regulation, and how can educators use this to support children feeling a strong sense of belonging? In this episode, we will discuss how educators can use co-regulation as a practical strategy to promote inclusion with the children they are working with.

Educators understand the importance of play within an early childhood context, but what about play and inclusion? In this episode, we will look at ways early childhood professionals can use play and play materials to promote inclusion.

Within Australia 24.8 per cent of the population speak a language other than English at home. This, consequently, often creates a communication barrier within early learning contexts for children, families and teams, including the way relationships are established. What methods can be put in place to remove this barrier and foster positive and respectful relationships within our learning communities?

In this episode, we will answer the question, what does it mean to make ethical decisions in our everyday

practice, and how does this support an inclusive approach? Through discussions and reflections from lived

experience, educators will be invited to consider what ethics and inclusion means to them.

We all know there is increasing pressure on early childhood educators to ensure they are looking after

their health and wellbeing and those of the children in their care. How has the high demand in the early

childhood sector impacted our understanding of inclusive practice? What practical strategies can we use

to ensure we are working together to continue to be inclusive within our everyday practice and how we

develop relationships?

In this episode, we will look closely at how exclusion impacts families, educators and children accessing

and engaging in early childhood education and care services.