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Trainer Monitored Discussion – Diversity and Colloboration
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Trainer Monitored Discussion – Diversity and Colloboration
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Q.1 The WAC that addresses Diversity is 110-300-0160. It states 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 WAC that addresses Collaboration with families is WAC 110-300-0085
(2) An early learning provider must attempt to obtain information from each child’s family about the child’s development, behavior, health, linguistic, cultural and social and any other relevant information.
(3d) Give families opportunities to share their language and culture in the early learning program.
Question 2
The big message(s) is that all providers must provide Cultural Diversity throughout their entire program. Thus, providing an environment where all children feel safe, respected, and accepted, as well as respecting and accepting all others who are different from themselves.
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1. WAC 110-300-0160 states “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.”
2. Big message is acceptance and being responsive to families.
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Which WACs address diversity and collaboration with families?
WAC 100-300-0333- Representing the diversity found in the early learning program and society, including gender, age, language, and abilities, while being respectful of cultural traditions, values, religion and beliefs of enrolled families;
WAC 110-300-0330- An early learning provider must work to
maintain positive relationships with children by
using consistent guidance techniques to help
children learn. Guidance techniques must adapt an
early learning program’s environment, routines,
and activities to a child’s strengths, developmental
level, abilities, culture, community, and relate to the
child’s behavior.WAC 110-300-0305
WAC 110-300-0315
The big message that the WACs give regarding diversity and collaboration is that it is very necessary to meet the needs of every child culturally. It is important to create a nurturing environment the includes everybody and where our differences are celebrated. It is important to collaborate with parents to better understand how to meet the needs of the child as well.
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What messages do the WACs convey regarding diversity and collaboration?
WAC 110-300-0085 is for family partnerships and communication, and WAC 110-300-0160 is for promoting acceptance of diversity.
It is important for the educator to talk to the families of the children about their child’s strengths in development, their health issues, various needs, and getting to know the family routines and the way the culture of the family.
It is also important for the educator to provide culturally and racially diverse learning opportunities through the curriculum, activities, and materials that represent all children, families, and staff. A provider must use equipment and materials that include diverse dolls, books, pictures, games, or materials that do not reinforce stereotypes.
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Regarding collaboration, WAC 110-300-0055 states that an early learning provider must inform guardians about the importance of developmental screening for children aged birth to five. It is important that early learning providers collaborate with families by informing them about what is necessary for the growth and development of the children.
WAC 170-295-2040 states that an early learning provider must guide the child’s behavior based on understanding his or her needs and stages of development. Understanding a child’s and family’s culture will help early learning professionals to guide and understand the child’s behavior.
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WAC 110-300-0160 states that providers curriculum should have opportunity for diversity. It is discouraged to have items or ideas that at biased. Children should have diversity in music, play, pictures, books, cultures and ethnic groups.
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WAC 110-300-0160
all early learning providers should incorporate diverse learning Oppurtunites and demonstrate diverse activities within their curriculum.
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The WACs are clear that all children and their families have a right to equal access to childcare. This shows us that diversity is to be celebrated and treated with a positive and curious approach.
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WAC 110-300-0160 tells us that childcare providers must give culturally diversity in their curriculums. This means that as childcare providers we must include things around the classroom that don’t reinforce stereotypes such as the music, toys, learning material, etc.
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WAC 110-300-0160 states that an early learning provider mist provide culturally and racially diverse learning opportunities.
It also states that the provider must intervene appropriately to stop biased behavior displayed by children or adults.
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1. The WACs that address diversity are 110-300-0160 and the WACs that address collaboration with families are 110-300-0085.
2. The WACs encourage celebrating diversity and frequently collaborating with families.
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Creating a climate for healthy child development. Representing the diversity found in the early learning program and society, including gender, age, language, and abilities,
while being respectful of cultural traditions, values, religion and
beliefs of enrolled families -
WAC 110-300-0160 directly speaks to accepting diversity.
– must provide culturally and racially diverse learning opportunities.
-must use equipment and materials that include, Diverse dolls, books, pictures, games, -Diverse music from many cultures in children’s primary languages
The big overall message is to embrace diversity, encourage it and foster it amongst the children.
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WAC 110-300-0085. It states that an early learning provider must attempt to discuss with parents or guardians’ information including a child’s strength in areas of development, health issues, special needs and other concerns.
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- Which WACs address diversity and collaboration with families? 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.
- What big messages do the WACs give regarding diversity and collaboration? It places a large emphasis on it as well as familial collaboration to ensure the learning environment remains inclusive and safe.
- Which WACs address diversity and collaboration with families? 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:
