Describe How the Setting Can Value and Celebrate Individuality Essay

Describe how the setting can value and celebrate individuality The Nursery shows respectful awareness of all the major events in the lives of the children and families in the nursery, and in our society as a whole and welcome the diversity of backgrounds from which they come. In order to achieve this, the nursery aims to acknowledge a range of cultural activities which are celebrated in our area and by the families involved with the nursery by:- †¢ Without indoctrination in specific faith, children will be made aware of the cultural activities which are being celebrated by their own families or others, and will be introduced where appropriate to the stories behind the cultural activities. We do this by asking any parents with specific interests, cultural differences or jobs of interest are invited to come in to the nursery to talk to the children. The setting has had visits from Jewish Parents to discuss Hanukah, a Paramedic explaining their job and a visit from a Farmer with his tractor! †¢ Children will be encouraged to welcome a range of different cultural activities together with the stories, celebrations and special food and clothing they involve, as part of their diversity of life. Through play, the Nursery makes the children aware of other cultures and backgrounds. Recently to make children aware of â€Å"The Chinese New Year† the children made a Chinese Dragon out of two cardboard boxes and painted pictures using chopsticks. Children are invited to taste foods from different countries at snack time. These snacks include, Rice, Guacamole, Naan Bread and Pizza. They are also able to dress up in different cultural clothes. †¢ Children and families that celebrate at home cultural activities with which the rest of the nursery is not familiar will be invited to share their activity with the rest of the group, if they wish. The nursery has had visits from Jewish Parents to discuss Hanukah. †¢ Bilingual/multilingual children and adults are an asset. They will be valued and their languages recognised and respected in the nursery. In these cases key words in their home language will be used by staff based on parental advice. †¢ The dietary rules of religious groups and also of vegetarians/vegans are known in the nursery and met in appropriate ways. Children who are unable to eat these excluded foods are offered an alternative at snack time.