'Inclusion is a process of identifying, understanding and breaking down barriers to participation and belonging'
Early Childhood Forum (2003)
The effects of inequality and disadvantage impact on many young children from the day they are born. Advances in neuroscience have increased our understanding of the long-term effects of repeated negative experiences on babies and young children in terms of learning and developing positive social relationships. The quality of early attachment and emotional learning can significantly influence a child's later resilience, identity and self-esteem.
We know that from birth, young children are learning to form mutually respectful relationships with adults and other children. They are learning to make choices about aspects of their identities and developing self-respect and feelings of self-worth. They are learning to understand themselves and the world around them and they are learning to think critically and in a balanced way.
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