Name: (In-Person) Better Together: Partnering with Child Care Providers for Inclusive Experiences
Start: 2026-05-20T14:00:00-0400
End: 2026-05-20T15:00:00-0400

(In-Person) Better Together: Partnering with Child Care Providers for Inclusive Experiences

Wednesday May 20, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Bellflower

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This session will focus on intentional strategies to build a partnership between special education service providers and child care providers. Participants will look at reflections from child care educators about partnering and investigate potential solutions to barriers. Participants will also create an individualized plan for both sharing information with child care providers and asking questions to better understand the child care setting.

Speakers

Lindsay N. Giroux

Manager, Inclusion & Behavior Support, Bright Horizons

Lindsay supports over 600 Bright Horizons centers with all things related to inclusion, behavior, and Pyramid Model. Her other work includes training instructional coaches, building social-emotional professional learning opportunities, and authoring books for educators (Create an... Read More →

Leiha Knecht

Assistant Director, Bright Horizons at Research Triangle Park, Bright Horizons

Leiha is the assistant director at Bright Horizons at Research Triangle Park. She started as a preschool/preK teacher, and then transitioned to being an instructional coach before her current center leadership position. She has her master's in Early Intervention and Family Support... Read More →

Partnering with Child Care 2026 Inclusion Institute (1) pptx

Wednesday May 20, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Bellflower

Concurrent, Learning/natural environments (e.g. home or classroom)

Age Group 0-3, 3-5
Audience Therapist/Specialist, Early Interventionist/Home Visitor, Teacher/Teacher Assistant/Itinerant Teacher/Family Child Care Provider
Information Level Appropriate for all levels
Format In-Person

2026 International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute

Lindsay N. Giroux

Leiha Knecht

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2026 International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute

Lindsay N. Giroux

Leiha Knecht

Attendees (14)

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