Foundations of Anti-Bias Environments in Family Child Care

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Foundations of Anti-Bias Environments in Family Child Care:

Welcoming All Children and Families

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Course requirements:

Complete all lessons and activities.
Share your thoughts on the Course Discussion Board when required in the lessons by responding to the instructor’s questions. Feel free to offer positive comments to other participants! You must engage with the Discussion Board to pass the course.
Complete the Knowledge Check.
Complete the Course Evaluation.

Course Content

Learning Objectives

REFLECTION – Anti-bias

Introduction

Key Terms

Part 1-A: Meaning of Diversity

Part 1-B: Young Children’s Understanding of Differences

Part 1-C: Meaning of Implicit and Explicit Bias

Part 1-D: Impact of Bias in Early Childhood

Part 1-E: Meaning of Anti-Bias Education

Part 2-A: Components of a Family Child Care Learning Environment

Part 2-B: Supporting all Children and Families through an Anti-Bias Environment

Useful Resources

Final Reflection

Evaluation

Anti-Bias Knowledge Check

Course Discussion

As you progress through the lessons, please respond to the instructor’s numbered questions below (in bold text).

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Joanna Doyle

1 month ago

Question 1: Complete the following sentence, adding what you believe are the most important qualities in a Family Child Care learning environment:

All children deserve a Family Child Care environment that is…

Antonia

1 month ago

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Seguro y sano

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Joanna Doyle

1 month ago

Question 2A: Observe the children in your program. What differences among people are the children noticing?

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Joanna Doyle

1 month ago

Question 2B: Do the children in your program notice different things at different ages? Please describe.

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Joanna Doyle

1 month ago

Question 2C: How do you think young children learn about individual differences?

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Joanna Doyle

1 month ago

Question 3: Walk through your program and consider how your learning environment supports each of the four goals of anti-bias education: identity, diversity, justice and activism.
Please write three to five ways your program supports anti-bias goals, and one or two ways you could enhance your environment to support the goals and make your program even more welcoming!