Supporting Preschool Inclusion: How to Use Backward Mapping to Change Policies

August 19, 2025

As you work toward authentic inclusion in your preschool program, your team might decide that not only do current policies need to be changed, but also new policies need to be created. Backward mapping is a strategic approach to policy development that starts with the desired outcomes at the classroom/child level and works backward through program/school, local, state, and federal levels to identify the policy changes and factors that impact full, high-quality inclusion.

Adapted from the brand-new edition of The Preschool Inclusion Toolbox, this infographic gives you a quick introduction to how backward mapping works.

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Topics

• Early Childhood
• Inclusion

Tags

• preschool

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