As mixed-heritage children become the fastest-growing minority ethnic group, practitioners need the skills to recognise and work with the judgements that children make about others.
This informal and interactive course will focus on practical ways to understand the language we use in talking with children and their families. It will also help those developing race equality action plans and those meeting the requirements under the Childcare Act 2006 to listen to the voices of young children.
Patrice Lawrence, NCB's lead on equality and inclusion in the early years, who developed the course, said: "Decades of research show that children notice ethnic differences from a surprisingly early age as they would notice the colour of flowers or toys, they will notice the skin colour of a person. If we ignore the early judgements children make, it is hard to make all children feel equally valued."
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