STATEMENT ON EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

All children deserve the right to equitable learning opportunities that inform their infinite potential and demonstrate their importance to themselves, their families, their community, and the world. Early learning environments that promote play provide opportunities for children to develop the physical, cognitive, and social-emotional skills needed for a lifetime of learning and make it easier for children to learn and teachers to teach. Early childhood educators must advocate for opportunities for play to advance equity, embrace human diversity, and foster positive relationships with every child, regardless of background or ability. Administrators who support early childhood educators in positive learning environments understand that play equals learning, embrace diversity and full inclusion as the way children learn best, advocate for fairness and justice, and actively dismantle structural inequities that limit equitable learning opportunities.