The EYFS (2012) requires practitioners to provide 'equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice, ensuring that every child is included'. However, there is limited information to guide practitioners in achieving inclusion for children with chronic medical conditions such as eczema, asthma and epilepsy.
Little research has been carried out on how early years practitioners create inclusive environments for these children, so I decided to explore this for my doctorate. I knew that my foundation degree students had developed their own approaches and, in some cases, innovative practice to support children with chronic medical conditions.
The questions I asked were:
The impact of chronic conditions on young children can include:
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