Every Child, Every Chance: Special Olympics, Inclusion, and the Early Childhood Connection

Ryan Miller, Senior Director of Program for Young Athletes and Elementary at Special Olympics New York, joins Andy Roszak to talk about what Special Olympics is actually doing in early childhood settings — and why it is almost nothing like what most people assume. They cover the Young Athletes and Junior Athletes curricula, how programs serving children with disabilities can check compliance boxes while delivering genuine developmental value, why Head Start is one of the most natural partnerships Special Olympics has ever found, and what it actually takes to get a program up and running in a matter of days.Connect with Special Olympics New York:➡️ https://www.specialolympics-ny.org/➡️ https://www.instagram.com/specialolympicsny➡️ https://www.facebook.com/SpecialOlympicsNewYork➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/special-olympics-new-york/----------------------------Early Childhood Chats is hosted by Andrew Roszak - JD, MPA, EMT-PExecutive Director at the Institute for Childhood Preparedness. The Institute for Childhood Preparedness is proud to use its decades of experience to offer comprehensive and expert disaster and emergency preparedness trainings live in-person, via webinar, and on-demand online. // Visit: https://www.childhoodpreparedness.org/ to find out more // Schedule your training today https://www.childhoodpreparedness.org/trainingFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/childhoodpreparedness/ https://www.facebook.com/ChildPreparedhttps://twitter.com/ChildPreparedhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/institute-for-childhood-preparedness© Institute for Childhood Preparedness 2026 all rights reserved