Hi, welcome to the site. Your setting/placement will have policies and procedures in place to make sure it complies with The Equality Act 2010, Special Educational Needs, Children's Rights and the Children Act 2004. This means that everyone in your setting recognises there is always work to be done to make sure children and their families can join the setting and participate in all the activities.
EYFS framework on gov.uk
Think about they way you work/your practice and what your setting's policies say eg.
- there is no discrimination against genders.
- labelling children and stereotypes are avoided
- all ethnicities are welcomed
- the setting expects everyone to respect children's cultural, social and family backgrounds
- children with disabilities are welcomed
- it's understood that every child is a unique combination of these characteristics and that each is a valued individual with much to contribute to the group - their ideas, views, opinions, experiences, personality.
- activities explore a range of cultural festivals, celebrations, language, dress, food and customs.
This is an
older handbook but if you use the look inside preview on amazon, search for the word 'inclusion' and click to page 24+
Quote:
Checklist for inclusive practice from page 34- Learn a few words of greeting in the languages used by the families who come to your setting so they feel welcomed.
- Value the play activities of different genders - for example seeing boys' fantasy games involving 'super-heroes' as creative and imaginative, not just noisy, disruptive and mostly about fighting.
- Keep thoroughfares/pathways clear of objects that may get in the way of children who use wheelchairs or walking aids.
- Provide paints in a range of skin tones so all children can depict themselves, their families and their friends accurately.
- Provide access to frequent snacks for a child with diabetes.
- Support children whose religious backgrounds require them to keep their bodies modestly covered to engage in physical play
Working in an inclusive way with interaction that shows respect p.35
Laws alone cannot change prejudiced attitudes and assumptions or influence the way people think, but they are important in reducing practical aspects of discrimination.
To make children and families welcome and feel included in your setting, it is important that you show you value and respect them., however different they are from you and your family. You need to show this by the way you communicate, with the children and their parents.
Showing respect involves you making it clear you see each person as an individual, valuable in their own right, and that you do not think the way you lead your life is superior or better to the values and preferences of other culture and faiths.
Hope this helps xx
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