for childcare centres in their area, they researched what to look for at each centre for signs that the centre was embracing diversity in practice as well as theory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nChildcare centres in Melton West follow the Australian Early Learning Framework which outlines how to embrace diversity and the importance of providing an inclusive environment for children who attend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWebsites\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
Brian and Elsa checked out each centre\u2019s website for policies around diversity and cultural inclusion.\u00a0 Photo galleries and educational programmes were a good way to get an initial feel for the centre.\u00a0 They also felt that visiting the centre would be a good way to see how well the policy guidelines were followed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSocial Media\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
Their next step was to have a look at the centre\u2019s social media pages which provided a more transparent and real-time glimpse of the centre, with recent photos of events, children and educators and how special days such as Harmony Day, Chinese New Year and Christmas were celebrated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nA visit to the centre<\/b><\/h2>\n
After narrowing the list from Space to three, Brian and Elsa made appointments to visit to see for themselves how each centre followed their own diversity guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\nFestivals<\/b><\/h3>\n
Elsa was particularly interested in how multicultural festivals were celebrated and what kind of input was gained from the community.\u00a0 Harmony day was an important one for her and she was pleased to see artwork and videos of the day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nBooks\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
The Wyatt\u2019s looked for a book nook that included books featuring diverse characters and situations and books published in different languages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nToys and Activities<\/b><\/h3>\n
Toys and activities provided for the children needed to include those from a wide variety of cultures and reflect different traditions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nArtwork\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
They looked for artwork on display that reflected styles from different cultures and representative art was diverse and inclusive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nMusic\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
Brian felt that music time for his son should include songs sung in different languages and a variety of cultural instruments.\u00a0 Music is drawn from many countries and cultures.\u00a0 He was interested to see whether singing time included talking to the children about the songs that have special meanings or are sung during special traditions or occasions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCultural representations\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
Symbols of a range of cultures may be present, from plants to ornaments that are significant to different cultures.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nNewsletter<\/b><\/h2>\n
The Wyatts took a look at each centres newsletters as a place that should reflect the centres diversity with news about events and programmes, and future information for parents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCommunication policies<\/b><\/h2>\n
All centres have their own way of communicating with parents.\u00a0 For a diversity aware centre, this should reflect cultural variations, languages and traditions to ensure all parents are being kept informed and all children are receiving equal communication from educators. Childcare Centre,<\/span><\/p>\nAfter visiting the three centres, Elsa and Brian were happy that they had done their research.\u00a0 Though all three centres presented some evidence of cultural diversity, the Little Royals Early Learning Centre was the one they felt suited their son best, and one that would ensure he would be educated about all the cultures that surrounded him at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCheck Out Our Blog: Why Is Family Care Important?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elsa and Brian Wyatt wanted to find a center for their son Michael that acknowledged the cultural diversity of their Melton West neighborhood.\u00a0 After searching the Space childcare directory for childcare centres in their area, they researched what to look for at each centre for signs that the centre was embracing diversity in practice as … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family"],"yoast_head":"\n
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