Develop Cultural Competence: Legislation, Policies, Practices, Tips, and Support Agencies

This report discusses relevant legislation, policies, and practices for educators to adhere to in order to develop cultural competence. It covers laws such as the Education and Care Services National Law 2010 and the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, policies such as privacy and confidentiality, interactions and enrolment/orientation, and planning and communicating with families, as well as suggested practices and tips to enhance educators' ability and challenge discriminatory comments. Additionally, it provides information on support agencies such as Child Australia, Child Family Community, Community Early Learning Australia, Department of Social Services, Early Learning and Care Council, and Family Day Care.

Develop cultural
competence

Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Main body
Legislation and laws
Policies
Practices
Tips
Support agencies
• Conclusion
• References

INTRODUCTION
• Cultural competence is the values, practices or attitudes within individual or the organisation which motivate
them to work cross culturally.
• This report will discuss information of legislation that educator must adhere.

Relevant legislation and laws which educators must know and relates to cultural competence
Education and care services national law 2010:
• As per this act culture of aboriginal people should be valued by the
educators.
• And education and care must be planned in such a manner that it includes
parents and various community members.
Racial discrimination act 1975:
• This act focus on equality and according to this act discrimination should not
be done on the basis of colour, race, gender, immigrant status etc.

Cont..
Children wellbeing and safety act 2005:
• This act enhances act enhance children's cultural identity and every child should get opportunities to participate
irrespective of their family background.
• Parents also plays vital role in nurturing child and society is also responsible for children's wellbeing.

Policies and procedures
Privacy and confidentiality policy-
• Educators or staff should have provide such services which maintain privacy norms so that stakeholders trust their services.
Interactions and enrolment/ orientation-
• educator should support child so that they can manage their behaviour and also communicate with them properly.
Planning and communicating with families-
• As per this procedure it is important that educator should make proper planning and programming related to the knowledge
which they will provide to early childhood.

Suggested practices to enhance educator's ability
• Get possible responses for controversial topics.
• Framing guidelines early in the class.
• Using methods for establishing learning groups.
• Educator must be careful about comments.
• Create better classroom environment

Tips used to challenge discriminatory comments
• Challenging stereotypes as soon as possible after hearing it, educator has to educate children about equality.
• Children have this mindset that boys can play outdoor games like football and girls cannot.
• So it is necessary for educator to bust such myths.
• Staff should give examples to the children of role models so that stereotypes can busted.

Support agencies or services
Child Australia-
• Child inclusive development Australia is no profit agency which have the
objective to serve children in order to improve their outcomes by providing them
early childhood services.
Child family community-
• It is the kind of information exchange for service providers who are working
with children and their families.

Cont..
Community early learning Australia-
• This body works for childhood educator sector. They also influence policy makers and help children and their
families by serving them in many ways.
Department of social services-
• This organisation helps various Australian families and backwards groups as well.
Early learning and care council-
• This is the institution which provides service related to preschool, family day care etc.
Family day care-
• This is the body which supports and improves family day care services.

CONCLUSION
• Through this report it can be concluded that there are various legislation like racial discrimination etc which
educator should have knowledge.
• Information of every children is private and it must not get shared with anyone.
• Teacher should create safe environment and help children in breaking cultural stereotypes.

REFERENCES
Book and Journal
• Briggs, F. and Hawkins, R., 2020. Child protection: A guide for teachers and child care professionals.
Routledge.
• Campinha-Bacote, J., 2019. Cultural competemility: A paradigm shift in the cultural competence versus cultural
humility debate—Part I. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. 24(1).