Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

This position statement asserts that all children have the right to equitable learning opportunities that help them achieve their full potential as engaged learners and valued members of society. Recommendations are given for early childhood educators, administrators, faculty, and policy makers to advance equity in early childhood education. Evidence for this position statement, including principles of child development and learning and the social-cultural content of child development and learning, are provided.

Part of the Better Kid Care series, this article advocates self-reflection on the part of early childhood working with diverse populations.

This article provides basic guidelines for having affirming conversations with young children about difficult issues they hear about on the news and elsewhere.

This article discusses values and beliefs at the core of professional commitment to equity in early childhood settings.

This article gives educators strategies to support dual language learners language development through family engagement, environmental supports, and dual-language models.

This blog explains official government census categories of race and ethnicity, defines diversity, and presents race/ethnicity-related findings of the recent census. 

This position paper discusses the value of policies and practices that are responsive to cultural and linguistic differences among families, children, and staff in early childhood programs.