This is one of the most frequently asked questions and is of great concern to many early childhood special educators. Our response to this question is yes, many teachers may find it difficult to no longer have their "own" classroom. However, our own personal experience is that as a teacher you no longer have one classroom to teach, but you now have many classrooms and lots of children with whom to work and enjoy!

In order to have a truly effective team, it is extremely important that the ECSE teacher and related service providers develop good relationships with the community preschool staff as well as with the other children in the classrooms. As one spends more time in the various programs, the children and staff begin to recognize you as a part of the classroom. It may take a while longer than if it were your own classroom of children four or five days a week, but it can and does happen.