An essential resource that will assist early childhood tertiary students and practitioners to critically understand and actively engage with the inclusion for all children.

Kathy Cologon is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Inclusive Education at Macquarie University.
Zinnia Mevawalla is a Lecturer in Early Years Education at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

• Section 1: Why inclusive education? Centring children and families


• 1: For Peace and Power: Understanding inclusive education


• 2: Children as changemakers


• 3: Chronicles of 'Inclusion': Reflections on Graduation Day


• 4: Ableism, Disablism and the Early Years


• 5: Just words? Language and labelling for inclusive praxis


• 6: Legislation and Policy for inclusive education in Australia


• Section 2: Inclusive education for embracing human diversity


• 7: Oppositional Approaches Fostering True Inclusion and Full Belonging: The Cultural Nature of Teaching and learning


• 8: Gender Matters in the Early Years Classroom


• 9: Including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives


• 10: Navigating social class and Inequality


• 11: Supporting Children with Chronic Illness and Health Issues


• 12: 'Not just being Accepted, but Embraced': Family Perspectives


• Section 3: Strategies to Facilitate Inclusion


• 13: barriers to inclusion -- one small step after another


• 14: Inclusive Planning: Planning for Everyone


• 15: Universal and inclusive planning in implementing the curriculum


• 16: Play and Inclusion


• 17: Social emotional wellbeing in a turbulent world


• 18: Children's literature as a tool for inclusion


• 19: Representations of diversity in children's popular media


• Section 4: Working together for inclusive education


• 20: Communication Matters


• 21: Family-Centred Practice


• 22: Inter-professional Practice


• 23: Working betwixt and between ableist and equitable education: The role of Additional Educators


• Section 5: Equitable learning opportunities across the curriculum


• 24: Inclusive early literacy experiences


• 25: Inclusive Early Numeracy Experiences


• 26: Every child an artist: fostering identity and belonging in and through the arts


• 27: "I know about science and stuff": STEM in an inclusive classroom


• 28: Equity Education in action: Right from the start