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Canada's Daycares
Meeting the Needs of a Multicultural Society By Neilia Sherman
children in this area needs to be aware of their own cultural baggage. In her article Multiculturalism Beyond Tokenism, published by Child & Family Canada, Rakel Goiri, a childcare provider with University Settlement Day Care in Toronto, Ontario, points out how our daily interactions are affected by our deep-rooted beliefs. She believes that it is the responsibility of childcare professionals to become aware of their own learned behaviours and biases in order improve their ability to relate to families of different backgrounds.
Parents can also play a major role in supporting anti-bias learning in children. They can encourage their children to explore customs of other cultures while at the same time promoting their own positive cultural identities. Together, parents, childcare providers and children can explore the exciting world of human diversity and learn essential skills for the 21st century.
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