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How We Make Every Child Feel Included & Valued | Meraki ELC Mooroolbark
A short, straight answer from our Bayswater and Mooroolbark educators — watch the video or read the full transcript below.
The short answer
Inclusion in practice at Meraki Mooroolbark - how our educators build a space where every child, family and culture is seen and valued.
Meraki Early Learning Centre is a family-owned childcare and early learning centre in Mooroolbark and Bayswater, Victoria. Book a tour: https://www.merakielc.com.au
Full video transcript
Auto-captioned from the video so you can read it instead of watching.
by greeting them in the morning when they come in, acknowledging [music] them, taking interest in their hobbies, their culture, their background, [music] and actively listening to them when they speak to you about something, whether that's talking about their feelings or their day. It makes the child feel like they're part of the room, the family, [music] and also the community as well. For example, like the children in my room, they're always asking me like, you know, [music] "Oh, why are you this color?
Why is your hair like this? " And I'll explain to them, and that way we start [music] having conversations about where they're from or where I'm from. It means that we're all [music] inclusive, and we get to celebrate different cultures and backgrounds.
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