Equality Diversity & Inclusion Training
The National Training Programme provides practitioners with an opportunity to explore the concepts of Diversity and Equality within the preschool context and will support participants in the development of an inclusive early years environment for all children.
The programme will help participants to;
- engage effectively with the Diversity, Equality & Inclusion guidelines
- support all children to meet the learning goals outlined within the Identity and Belonging and Well-being themes of Aistear.
- support children and families from minority groups e.g. Traveller Community, Children with Additional Needs, Ethnic Minorities
- develop an Inclusion Policy as required under the Childcare Early Years Services Regulations 2016
We would like to remind services that the following is outlined in Appendix 1 (page 16) of the ECCE funding agreement.
The Approved Provider will engage with the City and County Childcare Committee (CCC) around participation in the Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Charter and Guidelines training.
This 15 hour free training programme for educators has been developed around the Charter and Guidelines.
It explores a wide variety of challenges facing early childhood services that can inhibit or prevent services operating in a fully inclusive manner. Challenges such as prejudice, real representation of all children in an early childhood service, strategies to promote inclusive practice and how to draw up an Inclusion policy for your early childhood service are all explored. The programme uses the strength based Anti-Bias approach throughout.
FREE resources and books will be available for each service.
Schedule for the following training:
Saturday 5th October – 9.30am to 4.30pm with lunch included.
Wednesday 9th October – 6.30pm to 9.30pm with light refreshments included.
Wednesday 16th October – 6.30pm to 9.30pm with light refreshments included.
If over subscribed priority will be given to services who did not complete any DEI.
