The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) is a model of supports designed to ensure that children with disabilities can access the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme. Its goal is to empower pre-school providers to deliver an inclusive pre-school experience, ensuring that every eligible child can meaningfully participate in the ECCE Programme and reap the benefits of quality early years care and education and reap the benefits of quality early years care and education.
AIM is a child-centred model, involving seven levels of progressive support, moving from the universal to the targeted, based on the needs of the child and the pre-school service. For many children, the universal supports offered under the model will be sufficient. For others, one particular discrete support may be required to enable participation in the ECCE Programme, such as access to a piece of specialised equipment. For a small number, a suite of different services and supports may be necessary. In other words, the model is designed to be responsive to the needs of each individual child in the context of their pre-school setting. It offers tailored, practical supports based on need and does not require a formal diagnosis of disability.
Mfano wa Upatikanaji na Ushiriki (AIM) ni mfano wa msaada ulioundwa kuhakikisha kwamba watoto wenye ulemavu wanaweza kupata Huduma ya Utunzaji na Elimu ya Utotoni (ECCE). Lengo ni kuwezesha watoa huduma za kabla ya shule kutoa uzoefu wa kabla ya shule, kuhakikisha kwamba kila mtoto anayestahili anaweza kushiriki kwa maana katika Programu ya ECCE na kuvuna faida za huduma ya ubora wa miaka ya mapema na elimu. AIM ni mfano wa mtoto-kituo, unaohusisha ngazi saba za msaada wa hatua kwa hatua, kuanzia kwa ujumla hadi lengo, kulingana na mahitaji ya mtoto na huduma ya kabla ya shule. Kwa watoto wengi, msaada wa ulimwengu wote unaotolewa chini ya mfano utakuwa wa kutosha. Kwa wengine, msaada mmoja maalum wa kujitenga unaweza kuhitajika kuwezesha ushiriki katika Programu ya ECCE, kama vile upatikanaji wa kipande cha vifaa maalum. Kwa idadi ndogo, seti ya huduma tofauti na msaada inaweza kuwa muhimu. Kwa maneno mengine, mfano huo umebuniwa ili kukidhi mahitaji ya kila mtoto katika muktadha wa mazingira yao ya kabla ya shule. Inatoa msaada ulioboreshwa, wa vitendo kulingana na uhitaji na haihitaji utambuzi rasmi wa ulemavu.