Nursery World - The early years has more to do to embrace diversity

Is the early years sector really diverse? Laura Henry is not so sure.

The recent debate on the lack of diversity in nominations at the Oscars, Baftas and recently the Brit Awards has made me reflect on the role of diversity within early years and education as a whole.

Is the early years sector diverse? I would say no and we could do more.

We do indeed need to explore further what we mean by diversity and, contrary to belief, it’s not only linked to race – we must also include disability, sexuality, age, colour, creed, marital status, ethnic or national origin, political belief, class, gender and religion.

The question is, how do we embrace diversity within the early years? There already exists specific employment and equality legislation that ensures individuals are not discriminated against.

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