Preschool inclusive education is the weakest link in the development of inclusive education in China,and it is also the field that should be paid attention to and actively promoted. This report divides preschool inclusive education in China since 1990 into three stages,namely “Stage 1:Concept Proposal(1990-2003)”,“Stage 2:Pilot start(2004-2013)”,and “Stage 3:Active Exploration(2014-present)”.
Based on the statistical data,this report discusses the development status of preschool inclusive education in China from four aspects:kindergarten construction,rehabilitation of children with disabilities,preschool aid projects,and inclusive education teachers. Furthermore,this report mainly analyzes the problems existing in preschool inclusive education in China from six aspects:1)the inclusiveness and implementation of general education policies are insufficient,and the expressions and implementation rules of special education policies need to be optimized;2)the regional development and type development are not balanced,and the inclusive education pattern taking into account the differences has not been formed;3)the overall development level of preschool education is not high,and the lack of inclusive resources restricts the realization of the goal of individualized education for children with disabilities;4)there is a serious shortage of professional managers and teachers,and it has become a major bottleneck restricting the professional development of preschool inclusive education;5)parents play a passive role in preschool inclusive education,and the practice and system of family empowerment need to be optimized and improved;6)information acquisition channels for children with disabilities are single and not smooth,which is seriously inconsistent with the blueprint of special education development under the background of big data and Internet plus. Based on the above six points,this report puts forward five countermeasures and suggestions to respond to the development needs of preschool inclusive education in China. Finally,this report also selects the innovative practice of preschool inclusive education model in Wuxi as a typical case.
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