Nursery World - Equality and Diversity: Part 1

Teaching young children to overcome bias and challenge prejudice is a process that must start with early years practitioners reflecting on their own attitudes, says Anne O'Connor.

The field of equality and diversity is very broad and very complex, making it impossible to cover every nuance of such a tricky, and continually evolving, subject in this series. Instead, the aim of this and subsequent articles is to offer some ideas for reflection, discussion and action that will make a difference to the experiences of the children and families we work with.

Reflective Practice

Issues of equality and diversity can sometimes make people feel very uncomfortable. We need, then, to be clear from the start that good practice in this area is not about blaming people for beliefs they have held, or past events.

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