Amelia Rupsys, President of the Early Childhood Resource Consultant Network of Ontario (ECRCNO), discusses how inclusion often becomes siloed in resource consulting through child-specific, classroom-by-classroom referrals, and argues for shifting engagement to program-level conversations that build shared responsibility across an entire center. She emphasizes an environmental lens that adapts spaces, routines, and expectations so all children can participate across every area, including outdoor and common spaces, and encourages centers to map internal assets such as staff expertise, relationships, and practical supports already available. Amelia highlights the need to move from isolated strategies to durable systems (e.g., shared routines and simple reference tools) so inclusion is consistent even with supply staff and transitions, aligning with universal design. She closes with reflective questions and invites Ontario inclusion professionals to join ECRCNO at ecrcno.ca.

00:00 Welcome and Purpose

01:32 Breaking Out of Silos

02:44 Shared Responsibility in Practice

03:45 The Environmental Lens

05:24 Finding Assets Within

07:09 From Strategies to Systems

08:36 Universal Design Foundation

09:45 Reflection Questions

10:55 Closing Thoughts and Thanks

11:45 Join the Network