Inclusion & Equity

Glen Education kindergartens are committed to:

• acknowledging and respecting the rights of all children to be provided with and participate in a quality early childhood education and care program
   
• creating an environment that supports, reflects and promotes equitable and inclusive behaviours and practices
   
• creating a sense of belonging for all children, families and educators, where diverse identities, backgrounds, experiences, skills and interests are respected, valued and given opportunities to be expressed/developed
   
• ensuring that programs are reflective of, and responsive to, the values and cultural beliefs of families using the service, and of those within the local/broader community

• working to ensure children are not discriminated against on the basis of background, ethnicity, culture, language, beliefs, gender, age, socioeconomic status, level of ability or additional needs, family structure or lifestyle

• ensuring that no employee, prospective employee, parent/guardian, child, volunteer or student at the service is discriminated against on the basis of having or being suspected of having an infectious disease or blood-borne virus
   
• upholding the values and principles of Early Childhood Australia (ECA), the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) and Early Childhood Intervention Australia’s (ECIA) 
   
• consistently updating and supporting the knowledge, skills, practices and attitudes of educators to encourage and ensure inclusion and equity

Our Inclusion Support Co-ordinator is available to assist and support educators and families with children with additional needs to ensure access to services and an inclusive, equitable play-based program.