Editor's view

Celebrating diversity is a theme running through this week's Nursery World. We report from the World Forum on Early Care and Education held in New Zealand last week, where delegates from more than 50 countries shared their perspectives and experiences (News, page 9). This inspiring event is now in its fourth year, yet little is known of it in the UK and few delegates attend. Nursery World is lucky to have had a representative at the forum (sponsored by Community Playthings), who reports that the handful of people from the UK attending are keen to press the Government to make sure that the UK plays a larger part in this annual event in future. The stories of initiatives like Sure Start and the Early Excellence Centres should be told to an international audience and examined from a global perspective. Closer to home, Sheffield Children's Centre is praised in the new edition of Children in Europe (news, page 4) for its innovative approach to diversity in many areas. Its team of 58 workers speak 24 languages between them, and includes 25 men and staff with a range of disabilities. Children attending this nursery will emerge with a rich experience of diversity.