Inclusive Early Childhood Policy Redesign

STEP 1: THINK & PLAN Find a policy document from an early childhood setting that specifically focuses on inclusive practice. Examples can be found below. Critically review the resource & start planning/ outlining how you’d creatively reimagine the document based on your emerging understanding, and experiences of, inclusive practice. Consider the following: Does the definition and ideas about inclusive practice expressed in the document match with your understanding of inclusive practice? If yes, then work on how you’d creatively reword it/rephrase it in your own words & if not think about how you could re-create it to better match your approach How have the rights of children in terms of diversity, equity, and social justice been represented in this policy? This builds on the understanding and acknowledgment that all children have rights (for example, right to be heard, right to contribute, right to learn). What examples of practice that evidence children’s rights emerge from the reimagined definition? How does this document illustrate responsive teaching practices that support inclusion, equity, and diversity? STEP 2: DO & REFLECT Create an infographic/ poster that will be used as a resource to guide families & staff. This will include A recreated definition of inclusion based on your emerging understanding of inclusive practice 3 – 5 examples of practice that advocate and evidence children’s rights and emerge from your definition of inclusion. These can be based on your experiences in early childhood settings either through placement or your workplace. Please ensure that they are relevant to children’s day-to-day lives and rights other than the ones stated in the UN conventions on the rights of the child, for example, the right to go on excursions, the right to refuse meals, and so on. Please also include a brief description of each of those rights. Reflect on how you critically reviewed the policy & the implications for practice. This will include: A 200-word reflection justifying the reimagined document: You need to use supporting research & resources from the unit content to justify the definition & the 3-5 examples of children’s rights represented in the document A 200-word reflection on the implications for your own practice: How does this document engage with responsive teaching practices that support inclusion, equity, and diversity? Use supporting unit research & resources. Include a minimum of 4 references (2 for Reflection a, 2 for Reflection b)