[Bryanna]

Which WACs address diversity and collaboration with families?

WAC 110-300-0160 addresses diversity as it states “An early learning provider must provide culturally and racially diverse learning opportunities.” WAC 110-300-0085 promotes the collaboration and communication between the provider and families. The early learning provider should communicate the child’s progress and behavior management concerns with the parents.

What big messages do the WACs give regarding diversity and collaboration?

The big message the WACs give regarding diversity and collaboration is that all children and families should be treated equally and equitably. The WACs promote diversity and encourage early learning programs to include diverse materials so children can have a more well-rounded and diverse learning experience. The WACs also promote communicating with families, to make sure that parents are involved in their child’s education and well-being. Families should feel welcomed in early learning programs.

[Donika Saqipi]

WAC 110-300-0160 addresses diversity and WAC 110-300-0085 addresses communication and collaboration with families.

The WACs emphasize on the importance of diversity and acceptance and how this is such an important age range to be implanting the importance in your classroom. This is usually the first time children interact with people outside of close friends and family and they are exposed to many different cultures and it should be taken as an opportunity to learn from each other.

[Joe]

WAC 110-300-0160 “Promoting Acceptance of Diversity” indicates that an early learning provider must provide culturally and racially diverse learning opportunities. Diverse learning opportunities must be demonstrated by the provider’s curriculum, activities, and materials that represent all children, families, and staff. Additionally, an early learning provider must intervene appropriately to stop biased behavior displayed by children or adults.

WAC 110-300-0085 “Family Partnerships and Communication” indicates that an early learning provider must communicate with families to identify individual children’s developmental goals. An early learning provider must attempt to obtain information from each child’s family about that child’s developmental, behavioral, health, linguistic, cultural, social, and other relevant information. The provider must make this attempt upon that child’s enrollment and annually thereafter. An early learning provider must determine how the program can best accommodate each child’s individual characteristics, strengths, and needs.

• This reply was modified 11 months ago by  Joe.

[SARA]

1. Which WACs address diversity and collaboration with families? – WAC 110-300-0160 addresses diversity and WAC 110-300-0085 addresses communication and collaboration with families.
2. What big messages do the WACs give regarding diversity and collaboration? The WACs emphasize on the importance of diversity and acceptance and how early learning providers must create a welcoming and culturally inclusive environment.

[Yeraldin]

• Which WACs address diversity and partnerships with families?<div>
</div><div> The WAC that addresses diversity and partnerships with families is WAC 110-300-0085 Family Relations and Communication.</div><div> • What great messages do WACs deliver regarding diversity and collaboration?</div><div> The message that the WACs give us is that we must recognize that diversity is important for the development of children, they help child care professionals to make a pleasant, reliable, warm and welcoming classroom for children and their parents, He also advises us to celebrate the different cultures between children and their parents.</div>

[Gloria]

Todas las familias son diferentes y es imposible encontrar una familia igual a la otra es por eso que la WAC establece que los proveedores de cuidado infantin deben brindar un aprendizaje que sea culturalmente / racialmente diversas en sus curriculos .

[Meghan McDonald]

1. WAC 110-300-0160 addresses diversity and collaboration with families. It states that learning opportunities that are culturally/ racially diverse must be put into curriculums, activities, and materials and that all staff, students, and families be represented.

2. The big message that the WACs give regarding diversity and collaboration is that all children, staff, and families should feel welcomed, accepted, and represented in the classroom and be able to develop a positive perception of their own culture and others.

[Lydia]

The specific WAC addressing diversity is 110-300-0160. The WAC advises early learning providers to provide culturally and racially diverse early learning opportunities within curriculum, activities, and classroom materials and equipment. The WAC provides examples of this as well.

[Cara]

1. Which WACs address diversity and collaboration with families? WAC 110-300-0030, nondiscrimination. WAC 110-300-0150
   Program and activities
   (1) An early learning provider must supply children in care with early learning materials that are age
   and developmentally appropriate. For each age group of children in care, a provider must supply
   a variety of materials that satisfy individual, developmental, and cultural needs. WAC 110-300-0160
   Promoting acceptance of diversity
   (1) An early learning provider must provide culturally and
   racially diverse learning opportunities. WAC 110-300-0325
   Creating a climate for healthy child development
   (1) When communicating or interacting with children, an early learning provider must maintain a
   climate for healthy, culturally responsive child development
3. What big messages do the WACs give regarding diversity and collaboration? Supporting diversity and inclusion in early learning settings increases exposure of unfamiliar
   experiences and ideas to both children and adults. This helps to develop an appreciation of similarities
   or differences and also to strengthen one’s own self-identity.

[Diana]

· Which WACs address diversity and collaboration with families?

WAC 110-300-0160

· What big messages do the WACs give regarding diversity and collaboration?

(1) An early learning provider must provide culturally and racially diverse learning opportunities. Diverse learning opportunities must be demonstrated by the provider’s curriculum, activities, and materials that represent all children, families, and staff. A provider must use equipment and materials that include, but are not limited to:

(a) Diverse dolls, books, pictures, games, or materials that do not reinforce stereotypes.

(b) Diverse music from many cultures in children’s primary languages; and

(c) A balance of different ethnic and cultural groups, ages, abilities, family styles, and genders.

(2) An early learning provider must intervene appropriately to stop biased behavior displayed by children or adults including, but not limited to:

(a) Redirecting an inappropriate conversation or behavior.

(b) Being aware of situations that may involve bias and responding appropriately; and

(c) Refusing to ignore bias.

[Melanie]

WAC Chapter 110-300 mentions that we must “maintain an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented in relation to aspects of cultural identity that are most important to the person.” Their message is that diversity and culture must be embraced and accepted within your center. Your behavior must reflect what is said in these codes.

[awo]

WACs 170-296A-6050 includes how licensees and staff must encourage positive guidance methods that is adhered to children’s behavior, culture, and abilities. This is something that must be incorporated into the curriculum.

[Arie ham]

WAC 100-300-0160 code describes diversity among families.

It is important to celebrate not just the sameness for families and children but also what compromises our differences and learning about them for all in equity.

[Geri-lea Evans]

WAC 100-300-160 is about promoting acceptance of diversity, “An early learning provider must provide culturally and racially diverse learning opportunities. Diverse learning opportunities must be demonstrated by the provider’s curriculum, activities, and materials that represent all children, families, and staff”

The big message I get from this WAC code is acceptance regardless of culture and to embrace diversity within your classrooom environment.

[Emily]

1. WAC 110-300-0160

   Promoting acceptance of diversity.

   (1) An early learning provider must provide culturally and racially diverse learning opportunities. Diverse learning opportunities must be demonstrated by the provider’s curriculum, activities, and materials that represent all children, families, and staff.