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'People working with children should value and respect different racial origins, religions, cultures and languages in society, so that each child is valued as an individual. Children from a very young age learn about different races and cultures, including religion and languages, and will be capable of assigning different values to them. The same applies to gender and making distinctions between male and female roles. 'It is important that people working with children are aware of this so that their practice enables the children to develop positive attitudes to differences of race, culture, religion and gender' - so says the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995. Anti-discriminatory practice is also a requirement of the curriculum guidance for the Foundation Stage and the national standards for the regulation of under-eights daycare and childminding in England. The following are organisations and courses that celebrate cultural diversity and promote inclusivity and anti-discriminatory practice in early years settings.

'It is important that people working with children are aware of this so that their practice enables the children to develop positive attitudes to differences of race, culture, religion and gender' - so says the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995. Anti-discriminatory practice is also a requirement of the curriculum guidance for the Foundation Stage and the national standards for the regulation of under-eights daycare and childminding in England. The following are organisations and courses that celebrate cultural diversity and promote inclusivity and anti-discriminatory practice in early years settings.

Acorn Early Years Training

* Park View, 34 Copperfields, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP12 4AN * 0870 041 6240 * info@earlyyearstraining.co.ukwww.earlyyearstraining.co.uk

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