2SUPPORTING INCLUSION IN CHILDHOODInclusion in early childhood is a process to meet the needs of the children in their earlystage of life. Inclusion in the childhood allows the disabled children to play, learn and developthemselves with other children. Supporting inclusion in early childhood removes the barrierbetween the child with a disability and normal children. Apart from this process supports thefamily members of the disabled children and they feel valued in the society. In according toAllen and Cowdery, (2015), every child has the ability to learn and develop themselves if theyget a positive attitude by the society. This study deals with the importance, approach, andstrength of the inclusion process in the early childhood of all children.Early childhood is the phase of the individual’s life in which the physical and mentaldevelopment of the children start (Irvin et al., 2017). However, every child has the capability tolearn and they need the proper guidance and positive culture from the society. Education is acognitive process that begins in the early childhood. Hence, supporting inclusion in the earlychildhood in the educational settings brings the children both the child with disability and normalto learn together. Inclusion in the education setting at the early stage of life helps the children todiscover that they are more alike than different (Allen & Cowdery, 2015). However, according tothe traditional educational process, the children having specific needs are isolated by the societyand they learn through the different way in different educational sectors. Hence, inclusionprogram in early childhood builds their self-esteem and allows them to learn from other studentsin the educational settings. Learning from each other is important to minimize the discriminationbetween the disabled children and the normal children in the educational sectors at their earlychildhood. However, in the educational settings early inclusion process also give guidance to the

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