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Children's services blind to diversity

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Children's services risk being guilty of "colour blindness" by putting all black and ethnic minority groups into one category, a government study has warned.

Engaging effectively with black and minority ethnic parents in children's and parental services said services needed to recognise the variety of values and attitudes across different ethnic groups if they are to engage black and minority ethnic parents.

Researchers also found some services make unfair assumptions about minority ethnic parents. Parenting programmes need to strengthen cultural identity and raise parents' confidence in their heritage if they are to improve attendance.

- See Editorial, p17

- www.dcsf.gov.uk.

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