Educating young children about diversity is very important that they can grow up with an appreciation and respect for the diversity of cultures, races, gender, physical abilities and ethnicities or other ideologies that surround them in the society.
Early childhood education provides the ideal environment for children to learn about different cultures and form friendships with people from a wide range of backgrounds and moving beyond simple tolerance to embracing and celebrating the rich dimensions of diversity contained within each individual.
Educator can promote diversity and inclusion by:
Provide opportunities for children to listen to people from a range of backgrounds and support them to understand differences
Support all children to develop the skills necessary to form positive friendships regardless of differences in practices, languages and ethnic backgrounds
Respect individual differences and expand children’s awareness of difference through social events, books, songs or play materials
Promote and model inclusive behaviour – such as having notices or information available in a number of relevant languages for families
By promoting understanding of difference and diversity, early childhood educators help children to feel good about themselves and their families. Educators will expose children to experiences and differences that are unfamiliar with beyond their immediate lives and also assist them to build positive relationships with their local communities and develop empathy and respect for others.
By teaching respect for cultural diversity, educators will assist children to:
Learn about their cultural background and develop a strong sense of self identity
Learn and appreciate cultures and traditions other than their own
Learn to enjoy and respect differences and recognise universal characteristics we all share
Reconciliation
Special World Family Day Care acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land. We believe in respect, support and inclusion of the First Nations people and providing equal life, work, welfare, and growth opportunities to them.
The Early Years Learning Framework, which is the national standard of education, supports all children to be meaningfully connected with and contribute to their world; and to not only have a positive sense of self-identity, but also to experience respectful and responsive relationships with people and places around them.
Special World Family Day Care is committed to reconcile between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and our community. We aim to provide a high standard of education that will lay the foundations for future success so that all children achieve and reach their full potential.
Special World Family Day Care recognises the unique culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their histories, cultures and languages will be respectfully embedded into our curriculum planning program.
As a part of our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Special World Family Day Care aims to:
Reflect on the importance of culture and beliefs of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples
Acknowledge past, present, and emerging contributions made by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples
Our goal is to promote and support reconciliation through our RAP by incorporating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures in our practice and making our programs and services more accessible to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
