Full Description
Inclusive Play is a practical guide for providers and practitioners. It is based on research conducted in 32 out-of-school services in 14 local authorities. The policy background to the book is the Disability Discrimination Act and the Department of Health Quality Protects programme. Inclusive Play starts from an understanding that disabled children should have access to mainstream out-of-school play and childcare services. As well as reporting children's and parents' views, the book identifies the organisational support necessary for inclusive provision, covering funding, staffing, premises and transport. It looks at the part played by voluntary sector advocacy groups and what local authorities can do. There is also a chapter on good practice - and some of the potential pitfalls - in the following areas: referrals, brothers and sisters, monitoring and reviewing, challenging behaviour, play and safety, medicines, lifting and carrying, toileting and outings. The book concludes with the main challenges for developing inclusive play: the demand for affordable services and the development of training and support for inclusive practice.Inclusivity is about fostering a mind set, claiming social, physical and psychological accessibility for all children and fostering inclusive thinking among providers, staff, children, parents and, not least, local government departments.
Contents
Introduction The Inclusive Play study 1. The value of inclusive play services Parents' views Children's views Value of inclusive play services to social services 2. Two forms of inclusive services Reversed integration Mainstream inclusive play Rationing places Services for members of minority ethnic groups Young people aged over 12 years 3. The necessary infrastructure for inclusive play Funding for staff Premises and accommodation Information on inclusive play Transport 4. Developing the infrastructure for inclusive play Local authority play services support Funding by social services Voluntary sector and early years partnership support Voluntary organisations National organisations 5. Practice within inclusive play services Referrals Brothers and sisters Staffing Non-disabled children Monitoring and reviewing Challenging behaviour Play and safety Medicines Lifting and carrying Toileting Outings 6. Conclusions Appendices 1 Study design and methods 2 Useful addresses
