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Early Childhood Education and Care News
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February 16, 2021
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Welcome, this week a reminder about the importance of routine in sleep and rest practices for young children. Also, how to tap into the rich and wonderful resource that is cultural and linguistic diversity among the children and families in your service.
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Balance the day with supportive sleep-rest practices
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Babies and young children need sleep to grow and develop. A well-rested child is better able to concentrate, learn, engage with others, and cope with challenges.
But a successful sleep-rest practice is far from simple, as educators must adhere to safe sleep practices while balancing the competing distractions of the bustling group environment, family requests and the individual needs of the child.
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Embracing the rich resource of cultural and linguistic diversity
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Early childhood education experiences are often a child's first encounter of education outside the home, and an inclusive learning environment that embraces and supports the child and their culturally based skills, talents, abilities and values are of paramount importance. A child's ideas about and responses to diversity are influenced by what they see and hear around them.
Swedish academic, Professor Gunilla Dahlberg recommends a 'pedagogy of welcoming and hospitality' to everyone working in early education. This enables early childhood centres to create quality learning environments where children can grow and learn freely, knowing they are loved.
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