Welcome the Children

2020

Partners for Inclusive Communities (Partners) has been providing training to early childhood professionals to encourage inclusion and promote greater understanding of diversity/cultural competency since 2003 through the Welcome the Children (WTC) project. It is funded by the AR Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, with funding sources split between state ABC and federal CCDF. The goal of Welcome the Children is to provide early childhood professionals with quality training, coaching and resources for supportive approaches to cultural diversity, inclusion, and communication. Along with training on cultural diversity, inclusion and communication, WTC provides the Arkansas Bilingual Interpreter Credential in Education (ABICE) Training Course for oral language interpreters who work in educational settings that serve children birth through 12th grade. This new credential is recognized by both early childhood and K-12 education in AR.

culture, diversity, children, Spanish, training, language, inclusion

Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training

Child Care-Related Activities, Other - Cultural Diversity

Professionals and Para-Professionals

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote

State

Federal

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