April
2024
In 2019, the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) invited states to participate in a technical assistance (TA) process to help build their capacity to implement, scale up, and sustain highquality inclusive policies and practices for children age 3–5 with or at-risk for disabilities. The Illinois State Board of Education along with the preschool inclusion initiative Early CHOICES accepted the invitation to receive twoyears intensive TA to establish inclusive classrooms.
Citation
Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center. (2024). A journey to more inclusive classrooms: ECTA’s partnership with Illinois. Chapel Hill, NC: Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center, UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute.