Multicultural Principles for Early Childhood Leaders
The Multicultural Principles promote an equity-focused mindset and culturally sustaining practices that respect and validate children and families’ identity to support development and learning.
The Multicultural Principles promote an equity-focused mindset and culturally sustaining practices that respect and validate children and families’ identity to support development and learning.
Read about how cultural beliefs, values, and traditions influence our practice. Review practical strategies that promote the development of positive cultural identities for all children and families.
Read about the value of understanding the culture of each child and family in developing relationship-based, inclusive programming. Review practical strategies that support culturally sustaining service delivery.
Learn why recognizing and addressing bias and stereotypes is a necessary first step for culturally sustaining service delivery. Review practical strategies that promote equitable learning communities.
Learn about the importance of responsive, nurturing, and effective adult-child interactions and engaging learning environment in a child’s developing sense of identity and belonging.
Learn how to create a customized disaster management plan that addresses your facility’s specific needs.
Explore these resources created by the National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety and Sesame Workshop to support healthy practices in early childhood settings.
Use these videos to acknowledge the hard work of Head Start program staff, and to help families learn more about the comprehensive Head Start health and early learning services.
Planned Instructional Sequences (PInS) is a highly individualized teaching practice. Use the four elements of PInS to teach specific skills to young children with disabilities.
Explore these resources for strategies to help families access substance use treatment and mental health services. Learn how to have sensitive conversations about substance use and offer non-judgmental support.