Here’s a thoughtful set of critical reflection questions you can use to evaluate and enrich cultural displays in your service.

This template offers a list of questions to select the cultural and special events to celebrate at your service.

When celebrations are well thought out—integrating community input, respecting complexity, and linking meaningfully with the curriculum—they transform into powerful learning experiences. But when they become obligatory, surface-level gestures, they risk doing more harm than good by trivializing cultural significance. Here are some reflective questions you can ask to guide your decision on which significant cultural event to celebrate in an early childhood setting.

The following article lists 20 Cultural Games, Instructions For Each Game, Benefits Of Teaching Children These Games, Linking To The EYLF and more. 

Incorporating cultural texts into nursery rhymes is a fantastic way to celebrate diversity and introduce children to different cultures. The following article provides information on The Importance To Incorporate Cultural Text Into Nursery Rhymes, Steps To Incorporate Cultural Texts, Example Adaptions, and more. 

There is enough evidence in the history of the world to show the steep cost that societies pay when racism in its processes and institutions is not addressed and combated. In Australia, all early childhood learning frameworks mandate that all children should feel safe, secure and supported in their learning environment. Additionally, learning frameworks are underlined by the principle of respect for diversity in all forms. The following article provides strategies to ensure zero tolerance for racism in early childhood settings.

Anti-bias experiences are about guiding children to be able to think about and have words for how people are the same and how they are different. It includes helping children feel and behave respectfully, warmly, and confidently with people who are different from themselves. It includes encouraging children to learn both about how they are different from other children and about how they are similar. 

Learning environments are spaces that facilitate the all-round development of children through developmentally appropriate routines, program plans, tools as well as opportunities for play and exploration. The indoor environment, playground, outdoors are some common learning environments that should be welcoming and understanding of the needs, backgrounds and abilities of all children.

This template is for services celebrating St Patrick's Day.

The Seven Wonders Of The World Information Posters, provides information about each of the seven wonders of the world. They can be used as a display within the learning environment or to start conversations and spark interests with children.