Teaching children about diversity helps them to understand that people can be different and the same all over the world. It also helps them build character that will last their whole lives. As childminders, if we talk openly with pre-schoolers about the differences they see, then children are provided with a model of openness that they will learn to imitate. This is why doing diversity awareness activities with childminded children is an important way to demonstrate that you are also promoting British Values in your setting.
All childminders need to promote equality, diversity and British values at your setting. Read the Prevent Duty for more information.
- How to ‘Do Diversity’ with childminded children without getting it wrong
- Challenging Gender Stereotypes – Childminding Best Practice
- World Religions and Festivals
- National Saint Days and celebrations
- Disability Awareness
- Race
- Celebration Days
- free-2024-diversity-calendar-1.pdf (childmindingbestpractice.com)
Products that can help you
Diversity Awareness MEGA Pack
Our Diversity Pack Mega Pack is a collection of 20 mini printable packs with resources to help childminders teach 20 different diversity and British Values topics.
Each mini pack is designed to offer clear messages on 20 important diversity and British values themes for 2-5 year old children giving you all the tools you need to explore many ‘difficult’ topics at a level that is right for very young children. Altogether the Mega Pack contains 50 original art projects with templates plus over 100 suggested activities including printable activity sheets and cooking projects.
Childminding Best Practice Club
Join the Childminding Best Practice Club and get monthly packs of themed activities emailed to you. As well as art projects with templates, each pack includes a planning guide to help you plan around a theme. Each monthly ‘toolkit’ contains at least one diversity or British Values activity for you to try with your children.
