Vision & Values

Inclusion and justice are the core of all early childhood systems and practices.

 

Bringing People Together

Convening, organizing and teaching educators, parents, and community members to engage in culturally relevant and respectful practices that honor all children and families

 

Providing Solutions

That minimize the harmful impact of institutional bias, discrimination, and oppression on children’s development and the quality of their learning and lives

Supporting Education

Organizing and delivering workshops, retreats, conferences, teaching tools, gatherings for the Early Childhood Workforce and Parents to address oppression in the lives of young children and their families.

 

HOW WE WILL BE TOGETHER

For children:

  1. We will be safe with our bodies and our words.

  2. We will listen to each other.

  3. We will learn about and value the ways we are the same and different.

  4. We will work for fairness and justice in our play, in our classroom and in our communities.

For Adults

We will support the development and practice of ally skills in one another.

We will support one another

In healing from the ways we have been hurt by prejudice and discrimination.

Self-Reflection

We will recognize how the existence of bias and discrimination has impacted us.

Teaching and Learning

We will address bias, stereotypes and discrimination when we see it.