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  • Children with Disabilities
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  • School Readiness

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  • Suspension and expulsion (7)
  • Challenging Behaviors (1)
  • Stress, resilience and trauma (1)
  • Inclusion (1)

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Topic

  • Children with Disabilities
  • Mental Health
  • School Readiness

Tag

  • Suspension and expulsion (7)
  • Challenging Behaviors (1)
  • Stress, resilience and trauma (1)
  • Inclusion (1)

Audience

  • Directors and Managers (1)

Program Options

Type

  • Publication (4)
  • Video (2)
  • Article (1)

Age Group

  • Preschoolers (2)

Program Type

Series

  • High Quality Inclusion (1)
  • Tips for Working with Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (1)
Suspension and expulsion

These resources support preventing suspensions and expulsions in center-based Head Start programs. Suspensions and expulsions of young children are not developmentally appropriate practices, yet according to recent data, they occur regularly in early childhood settings. These exclusionary practices disproportionately impact children of color, deprive children of valuable learning experiences, and have a negative impact on children’s development that extends into grade school and beyond.

Suspension and Expulsion: FAQs

Find answers to common questions about suspension and expulsion in infant and toddler settings.

Understanding and Eliminating Preschool Suspension and Expulsion

Learn how Head Start and Early Head Start programs can eliminate preschool suspension and expulsion.

Preventing Suspension and Expulsion

Find guidance around effective practices and regulations that require programs to severely limit or prohibit the suspension and expulsion of all enrolled children. 

Preventing Suspension and Expulsion of Children with Disabilities or Suspected Delays

Explore the issue of suspension and expulsion. Find out how it can impact children with disabilities or suspected delays. Discover strategies to prevent suspension and expulsion and promote inclusion.

Preventing and Reducing Suspensions and Expulsions in Early Care and Education Settings

In this compilation, find resources that can help staff promote the mental health and social and emotional well-being of young children and reduce expulsions in early childhood programs.

Understanding and Eliminating Expulsion in Early Childhood Programs

Nationwide, early childhood programs are being encouraged to implement policies to reduce and eliminate preschool expulsion.

Preschool Expulsions and Suspensions: What Early Childhood Leaders Need to Know about the Role of Implicit Bias

Learn in this presentation about the latest findings regarding expulsion and suspension practices in early education settings, and the disproportionality across gender and race.

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