April 6, 2018

Distribution of AIM Inclusive Play

Distribution of AIM Inclusive Play will commence on 9^th April 2018. Approximately 200 AIM Inclusive Play Packs will be delivered daily to ECCE settings nationwide. ECCE settings will be prioritised for distribution where:

The setting has availed of targeted AIM supports OR
An employee in the setting has graduated from the Leadership for Inclusion (LINC) in the Early Years higher education programme 2016/17 and has agreed to take on the role and responsibilities of an Inclusion Coordinator OR
An employee in the setting has enrolled in the Leadership for Inclusion (LINC) in the Early Years higher education programme 2017/18 OR
At least one employee in the setting has completed the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) training being rolled out by City and County Childcare Committees (CCCs) .

For ECCE settings with multiple ECCE rooms, a maximum of three AIM Inclusive Play Packs will be distributed initially with remaining AIM Inclusive Play Packs distributed once all settings have received at least one AIM Inclusive Play Pack. It may take up to 8 weeks to complete distribution to all ECCE settings. Distribution is being managed by Learning SPACE (email info@learningspace.ie / phone 048 9031 9360). Learning SPACE will notify ECCE settings by email when their AIM Inclusive Play Packs have been dispatched.

Resources in AIM Inclusive Play include:

All Kinds of Feelings/All Kinds of People Books
Audible Ball
AIM Early Years ‘My Day’ Fan
Creating Sensory Play for Little on No Cost / Hey! Children on the Autism Spectrum Play Too Books
Dancing Ribbons
Dark Den Cube/Pop Up Den
Disc o’ Sit/Movin Sit
Emotions Poster
Grimms House / Grimms Rainbow
Jumbo Tweezers
Kinetic Sand
Laptop Tray
Massage Set
Recordable Answer Buzzer
Large Timer
5 Mini Timers
Sockette Puppet
See Me Sensory Ball
Sensory Bubble Hourglass
Sensory Reflective Blanket
Squigz
Strobe Bar
Tactile Ball
Teeter Popper
Therapy Putty
Time Timer
Traffic Light Fan
Warmie Weighted Sensory Friend