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We welcome early childhood and early childhood special education (EC/ECSE) professionals, families, individuals with disabilities, EC/ECSE higher education faculty, professional development and technical assistance providers, local, state, or national administrators and leaders, as well as EC and ECSE students. Whether you are a family of a child with disabilities, a newcomer in the field of early childhood/early childhood special education or a seasoned professional, you’ll be able to find topics that matter the most to you in serving children with disabilities and families in inclusive environments from over 50 sessions. We hope that the Inclusion Institute will leave you feeling informed, energized, and supported.

Attending the full Inclusion Institute

We have two options for attending the full Inclusion Institute in 2025:

1. Inclusion Institute in-person attendee: Attending live sessions in-person in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA at the Friday Center (beginning on May 13 at 1 pm US Eastern Time and ending May 15 at 12:30 pm US EST.) Cost: US$540/attendee

Registration Includes:  

• Access to keynote, plenary sessions, all concurrent, reflection sessions, and exhibition booths as well as archived hybrid/virtual sessions
• Lunch, coffee/tea, and snacks on all 3 days!
• Continental breakfast on May 14 and May 15

Note that in-person attendees are responsible for all related expenses such as air travel, ground transportation, other meals, and lodging.

2. Inclusion Institute virtual attendee: Attending sessions virtually via Zoom from anywhere in the world (beginning on May 13 at 1 pm US Eastern time and ending May 15 at 12:30 pm US EST.) Cost: US$250/attendee

Registration Includes:  

• Access to keynote, plenary sessions, a selection of hybrid concurrent session offerings, reflection sessions, as well as archived hybrid/virtual sessions

Pre-Conference Offerings

We are also offering several in-person pre-conference workshops at the Friday Center and virtual pre-conference workshops on May 13, 2025 from 9 am – 12 pm US Eastern Time. 

In-person Registration Includes:  

• Access to ONE in-person pre-conference session
• Continental breakfast, morning coffee/tea and snack, and lunch on May 13, 2025
• Cost: $100/attendee

Note that in-person attendees are responsible for all related expenses such as air travel, ground transportation, food, and lodging.

Virtual Registration Includes:  

• Access to ONE virtual pre-conference session
• Cost: $85/attendee

If you have any questions related to registration, please contact us at inclusioninstitute@unc.edu. 

Accessibility

There will be American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters for the keynote and plenary sessions on May 13, 2025. All pre-conference and concurrent session presentations will have auto closed captioning and handouts will be 504-compliant.

All attendees in need of accessibility accommodations (e.g., interpreters, large print, etc.) can note this on their registration form. If you have any questions related to accessibility, please contact us at inclusioninstitute@unc.edu.

Visa Application for In-Person International Participants

The Inclusion Institute issues visa support letters upon request only for participants attending the full institute (i.e., May 13-15, 2025). Visa support letters will not be issued for participants who are planning on attending a pre-conference session only. Participants are then responsible for processing their own visa application with the respective United States consulate/Embassy in their origin country.

If you need a visa to attend the Inclusion Institute in person, please send a request to inclusioninstitute@unc.edu with the subject line “2025 Inclusion Institute Visa invitation letter.”

Support Us

For almost a quarter century, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) has welcomed people to Chapel Hill to the International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute, during which invited family, practitioner, state, local, and faculty leaders as well as FPG staff facilitate professional learning and the exchange of ideas on using evidence-informed tools, practices, and resources for families and practitioners involved in the care and education of young children with disabilities in inclusive settings. Included within the 2.5-day event are numerous opportunities for networking and building fellowships with other peers.  

If you have attended any of our previous events, you know the incredible impact and reach this experience holds—for the attendees and their children or those that they serve. Unfortunately, not everyone has the financial capacity to attend the conference.  

To address this need, FPG’s Inclusion Fund (488110) provides financial support so that more families of young children with disabilities and early childhood/early childhood special education practitioners can join us in experiencing these crucial training and networking activities.  

You can make a secure gift online to the FPG Child Development Institute Inclusion Fund through the University Development website or by clicking the button below.