Equality and diversity are fundamental to good practice in the early years, but this is also a complex and tricky area that can raise uncomfortable issues for practitioners.
Different backgrounds and experiences can lead to entrenched attitudes that are hard to re-examine; there can be a tendency to rail against political correctness; there is sometimes a feeling that if no children in the nursery have a disability or speak a different language, then there is no need to consider these issues.
To help early years settings reflect, discuss and act to improve their practice in equality and diversity, this week we begin an eight part series written by early years consultant and regular Nursery World contributor Anne O'Connor.
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