Inclusive Environment

Part of what makes Siskin Early Learning Centers unique is that we serve children with and without disabilities. Research has shown that children with special needs develop better when surrounded by typically developing children.

Inclusion benefits all children. Children with special needs benefit from having typically developing children as peer models. Children with special needs often model their behaviors based on typically developing children, helping them become more independent, social and engaged.

In addition to receiving a quality preschool education, typically developing children learn the important value of acceptance and diversity. They graduate Siskin Early Learning Centers with the understanding that each person is different with his or her own gifts and talents.

Watch the video below to see the benefits of inclusion!

Siskin Early Learning Centers are funded through Siskin Children's Institute, and through contracts with the State of Tennessee and the Hamilton County Department of Education.

Siskin Children's Institute seeks to affirm the dignity and worth of every person. It is, therefore, the policy of the Institute to practice and ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all constituents with respect to race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, political belief, socio-economic status, age, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. The Institute promotes the full realization of this policy through all organizational practices including admission and participation in programs and services.