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Advocating for children, families and communities facing barriers to high quality child care. | |
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Advocating for children, families and communities facing barriers to high quality child care. | |
Families of children with disabilities face formidable obstacles in securing accessible, affordable, and high quality child care. Several federal laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), are important tools in helping these families, especially when families know their rights, child care providers understand their responsibilities, and the law is enforced. CCLC publishes materials for parents and providers explaining the law, offers training, and serves as a technical resource on disability issues in the context of child care.
Child Care Inclusion Challenge Project
CCLC is involved in an innovative project in San Francisco to provide in-depth support in the context of child care to low-income families who have children with disabilities or special health care needs. In this collaborative project, called the Child Care Inclusion Challenge Project attorneys, child care specialists, and family support agencies use a team approach to ensure that children have access to child care that meets their special needs. We are also continuing our work statewide in California with parents, child care providers, and local child care agencies and have contracts with thirteen counties in 2006 to provide in-depth training and technical assistance on the ADA and the California Unruh Civil Rights Act.