Equity, Anti-Bias & Anti-Racism

From Surviving to Thriving: Creating a Way Forward in Challenging Times (Video)
The COVID-19 pandemic has called all early childhood educators to muster our courage and strength like never before. Exchange Press, in collaboration with Hinge Early Education Brokers and Video Active…

How Racism Can Effect Child Development (Infographic)
It’s time to connect these dots. This infographic explains in basic terms how racism, in particular, gets “under the skin” and affects learning, behavior, and lifelong health. There is much…

I Am Every Good Thing
“The kids in I Am Every Good Thing are compared to the best things: moonbeams on brand new snow, the center of a cinnamon roll, a perfect paper airplane that…

If Equity is a Priority, UDL is Must
“When we design the same learning pathways for all learners, we might tell ourselves we are being fair, but in fact, single pathways are exclusionary. Beverly Daniel Tatum, author of…

Learning for Justice
Founded in 1991 by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance is dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting equitable school experiences for our nation’s children. Tool Kit…

Moving Upstream: Confronting Racism to Open Up Children’s Potential
This brief discusses how racism creates conditions that harm the well-being of children and families, and the need to go “upstream” and create policy solutions to address the source of…

NAEYC: Advancing Equity Initiative
Creating equitable learning opportunities for young children is at the core of NAEYC’s mission. These opportunities help children thrive by recognizing and building on each child’s unique set of individual…

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) – Equity
NAEYC addresses issues in Equity through articles on multi-lingual classrooms, supporting dual language learners, Developmentally Appropriate Practice, becoming culturally responsive to black boys and more.

Our Identities, Ourselves: A Guide to Anti-Racist Data Collection for: Case Workers and Other Frontline Staff (PDF)
The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), in partnership with Casey Family Programs, presents this four page guide to share best practices for collecting data about race, ethnicity,…

Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action: The Early Years (Video)
The award-winning short film, Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action: The Early Years, is 48 minutes long and features vignettes of anti-bias strategies in early childhood classrooms interspersed with teachers…

Sam shares a little inspiration about what kids can be when they grow up (Video)
You may have seen this video on social media or on network news. Sam’s performance and his alphabet of all of the possible things can be when they grow up…

Sesame Street Racial Justice: Coming Together-The ABC’s of Racial Literacy
“All kids need a strong individual and group identity, but racism hurts the healthy development of both. Racism hurts our entire society. Whether you and the children in your care…

