Diversity

I want to feel visible, valued and validated.    Theressa Lenear, CCR

The ERS (Environment Rating Scale) looks at the diversity in your classroom.  More importantly, the children in your care want to feel visible, valued and validated as Theressa says. 

Imagine putting on a pair of glasses that allows you to see through the eyes of each child in your classroom.

Do I see:

People who look like me

Things I find in my home

Familiar music

Words from my home language

Familiar foods

Role models who look like me

Books about people who look like me and do the things my family does

I am represented every day, not just on a “special week”