
It assesses twelve key practices including:
Early Childhood programs that enroll children ages two to five years (majority of children are aged three and older) in a preschool classroom setting and have at least one enrolled child with an identified disability.
The ICP gathers information on how well programs implement quality inclusive practices which support the development and inclusion of all children in the classroom and areas for growth. The information gathered can also be used to help create the program’s continuous quality improvement plan.
External ICP assessments are conducted by a reliable ICP assessor from the Program Quality Assessment (PQA) team.
Internal ICP assessments are conducted by the program’s internal assessment (IA) team. The program’s IA team partners with the Quality Coach and ICP Assessor when planning for and conducting internal assessment and when analyzing the data collected during the internal assessment process. Please see How to Conduct an Internal Assessment Using the ICP for detailed information on using the ICP for internal assessment.