Nursery World - 'Nurturing children through an inclusive and diverse lens'

Aaron Bradbury explains how his upcoming event focusing on LGBTQ+ children and families will help practitioners to gain the voice of the child and support their inclusive practice.

For me, to develop a holistic approach to love and nurturing is to start with child development and ourselves.

Who decides on what is right and wrong, what should be taught to our children – thereby questioning the power balance which we have within our settings?

This alone can cause many issues when it comes to stifling children’s development. It needs to start with the child being loved, becoming empowered and then inside themselves being ready to learn within that environment.

We need to look at the ‘why’ and the reasoning behind our own actions in our role. Are we seeking the voice of the child and truly advocating for uniqueness in all that we do?

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