Equality and diversity policy
Aim
of policy
Castle Daycare & Preschool equality & diversity
policy recognises that all people have a right to their distinctive and diverse
identities and that all people are different and must be treated as
individuals.
Points
to consider
We
provide a supportive, open environment where all children and employees have
the opportunity to reach their full potential. Castle Daycare & Preschool will manage
the provision of and access to - high quality affordable childcare. We will promote equality and diversity
through our relationships with children, parents, families and carers.
Castle Daycare and Preschool
aim to achieve this by:
- Following the Disability Act 2006, the
Equality Act 2010 and the Early Years Foundation Stage 2012.
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Ensuring
all children can be included.
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Providing children with
activities and learning opportunities to acknowledge promote and respect
diversity in local communities.
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Providing positive
images and role models which illustrate non-stereotypical roles, racial,
cultural and religious diversity and disability in a way that has real meaning
to the children and their families.
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Encouraging an
understanding of spiritual development by reflecting all faiths and encouraging
the tolerance of all faiths including the promotion and celebration of
religious festivals and their meaning. Each
individual Castle Daycare & Preschool will aim to enjoy and celebrate
religious events personal/relevant to the community they serve.
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Having in place policy
and/or procedures to deal with inappropriate practices and attitudes, action to
be taken should discrimination occur.
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Inviting parents in the
reviewing of our policies.
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Ensuring all our
publicity will demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity.
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Using language which is
easily understood.
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Wherever there is a widely shared specific need or
where individuals have common needs, Castle Daycare & Preschool will
address these through a specific strategy.
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Recognising the need to monitor and review our
policies and welcome challenges from, and the involvement of, our employees and
customers in this process.
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Actively consulting with different individuals and
communities to ensure that the services which are provided are responsive and
reflect the diversity of needs.
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Valuing the diversity of all communities, and
making our services, facilities and resources accessible and useful to every
individual.
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Recognising that our ability to meet these diverse
needs is improved by having a diverse workforce which generally reflects local
populations and which has the skill and understanding to achieve our service
objectives.
·
Committing to valuing diversity in our workforce
and to developing and training our employees to improve their ability to meet
our goals; within an overall framework of equality.
Castle
Daycare & Preschool:
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Believe that our employees have an important part
to play in making this happen.
·
Require every employee to recognise and discharge
their own responsibility.
·
Undertake to listen to our customers and to involve
them in the development of services which recognise and value their diversity.
To
ensure that we meet this policy at all times each nursery has dedicated
Equality Officers who support all members of staff by:
- Ensuring their team, room and garden area
are promoting equal opportunities in their practice and environment.
- Ensuring cultures and festivals are equally
celebrated and promoted.
- Ensuring the team has a good understanding of
cultures and festivals and therefore can promote them correctly.
- Attending training on equal opportunities,
promoting inclusion, and cascade this back to the rest of the team.
- Working together with the other Equality
Officers and manager to create:
o
A nursery that ensures every child is given the
same opportunities regardless of their abilities.
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A nursery that positively promotes equality through
the genders and cultures.
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A nursery that gives every child an open and
accepting knowledge of the world around them.
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