Fostering Inclusive Early Childhood Education: A Team Effort to Support Every Child

What does it take to create learning environments where all young children can thrive? In this episode of The Accessible Learning Experience, CAST’s Maggie Pickett sits down with Michelle Schladant and Austin Garilli from Step Up AT and Jani Kozlowski from the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) to talk about how collaboration drives inclusive early education.

Together, their teams are helping early childhood providers understand how assistive technology (AT) and accessible educational materials (AEM) support infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities. Through shared workshops and hands-on learning, they’re equipping educators to make every classroom more responsive and supportive from the start.

Tune in to hear how this partnership is transforming early learning—and how you can bring these practices to your own program.