As early childhood professionals, we commit and understand the importance of acknowledging, celebrating, and respecting diverse cultures and worldviews.
As early childhood professionals, we understand the importance of acknowledging, celebrating, and respecting diverse cultures and worldviews. Underpinned by this practice, is a commitment to actively honour the role – and each of our roles within – the reconciliation movement, which works towards a future of stronger race relations; historical acceptance; equality and equity; institutional integrity and. Respectfully embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives within service philosophies and daily practices encourages active listening to, and learning from, diverse perspectives, and is an important part of ensuring a future to reconciliation.
Visual guide on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives: https://stonly.com/sl/4c6fc6fc-555c-4e7d-8ebc-a404c05c098a/Steps/
Visual guide on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Events:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander events
Information sheet on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives: Information sheet for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives.
| Child safe standards: 1 | Organisations establish a culturally safe environment in which the diverse and unique identities and experiences of Aboriginal children and young people are respected and valued | Overview of CSS 1 |
| Child safe standards: 3 | Children and young people are empowered about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously. | CSS 3 |
| EYLF V2.0: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives: | Educators think deeply and seek assistance where possible, through engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, about how to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in the philosophy of the setting, their planning and implementation of curriculum. | EYLF V2.0 Page 16 |
| EYLF V2.0: Respect for diversity | Educators recognise that diversity contributes to the richness of our society and provides a valid evidence base about ways of knowing. For Australian children it also includes promoting greater understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing and being and actively working towards Reconciliation. | EYLF V2.0 page 16 |
| EYLF V2.0 Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
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Provide a culturally safe place where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and children from culturally diverse backgrounds can share their stories about history and culture |
EYLF V2.0 |
| Quality Area 1.1.2: Educational program and practice |
Each child’s current knowledge, strengths, ideas, culture, abilities and interests are the foundation of the program. |
QA1 |
| Quality Area 1.2.3 |
Each child's agency is promoted, enabling them to make choices and decisions that influence events and their world. |
QA 1 |
| Quality Area 3.2.2– Physical environment |
Resources, materials and equipment allow for multiple uses, are sufficient in number, and enable every child to engage in play-based learning. |
QA 3 |