Factors that interfere with the process of inclusion of infants with physical disability in the nursery

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the factors that interfere in the process of inclusion of infants with physical disabilities in the nursery, from the educators' perspective. Eleven educators from two public daycare centers that had children with physical disabilities included in the nursery participated. The qualitative analysis of the educators' reports pointed to several factors that interfere in the inclusion, attributed to the educators, the disabled baby, and his colleagues, the daycare center, the municipality and other professionals. No aspect was pointed out regarding the family of infants with disabilities, which refers to the difficulty of educators in perceiving families as agents of inclusion. It should be noted that even after more than 20 years of the main declarations and laws that represent education policies in an inclusive perspective, inclusion still occurs in an incipient way, without prioritizing investments in education. This points to the need for research and interventions in the area.