🧩 Effective Inclusion in Early Years

A mandatory professional development (CPD) programme designed to support inclusive practice for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in early years settings.

✨ Program Overview

Effective Inclusion in Early Years is an 8-hour mandatory professional development programme designed to equip early years educators with clear, practical, classroom-based strategies to include children with SEND meaningfully and effectively.

The programme is aligned with ADEK and KHDA Inclusive Education expectations and supports educators in building safe, equitable, and supportive learning environments that promote participation, wellbeing, and positive outcomes for all children.

📘 About This Programme

This programme is intentionally structured as three courses, each addressing a core pillar of inclusive early years practice. Together, the courses build educator competence across early identification and intervention, ethical observation and documentation, adapting routines and environments, differentiated instruction, and inclusive play-based pedagogy.

The programme also provides a simplified, teacher-friendly introduction to Individual Support Plans (ISP/IEP), clarifying the educator’s role in implementation, review, and collaboration with families, specialists, and leadership teams.

📅 Training Schedule

Live, online sessions will be held on:

• 12 February 2026, 6pm – 8pm UAE Time
• 19 February 2026, 6pm – 8pm UAE Time
• 26 February 2026, 6pm – 8pm UAE Time

👥 Priority Audience

This programme is especially designed for roles that provide direct, daily in-class support:

• Education Support Teams / Inclusion Teams
• Shadow Teachers (1:1 Support Staff)
• Early Years Educators and Teaching Assistants
• Room Leaders, SEN Coordinators, and Early Years Leaders

Operational impact: shared language, consistent documentation, and aligned inclusive practice across classrooms.

🎯 Learning Outcomes

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

• Clearly distinguish between inclusion and integration in daily practice
• Identify early warning signs and document observations ethically and accurately
• Create inclusive environments using visual, sensory, and regulation supports
• Plan differentiated, play-based learning experiences
• Understand ISP/IEP implementation in a practical, simplified way
• Collaborate professionally with families, specialists, and leadership
• Apply safeguarding, equity, and non-discrimination principles

⏱️ Delivery & Duration

Total Duration: 8 hours (3 courses)
Delivery Mode: Instructor-led online sessions + self-paced learning

🏅 Certification & Compliance

Participants receive a Certificate of Completion (CPD) issued by Arabian Child and attested by KHDA upon successful participation.

Programme content is aligned with ADEK and KHDA Inclusive Education requirements as best-practice guidance (alignment only; not official ADEK accreditation).