The Multiculturalism Policy 2017 and Early Year Learning Concept 2022

RUNNING HEAD: THE MULTICULTURALISM POLICY 2017 AND
EARLY YEAR LEARNING FRAMEWORK OF AUSTRALIA
The Multiculturalism Policy 2017 and Early Year Learning Framework of Australia
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Introduction:
The concept of multiculturalism, as a policy, was developed in 1970. The reason that
multiculturalism flourished so well in Australia is due to factors such as its huge population,
which consists of people from diverse cultures, the immigration policies that the country
provides, equality before law and ban on discrimination. The policy statement of the
multicultural policy 2017 of Australia is “Multicultural Australia: United, strong, successful”
reiterates shared values, rights, and responsibilities as the foundation of Australian
multiculturalism. The concept of shared value contains appreciation, freedom, impartiality,
gender equality, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of thought. The new
policy rejects discrimination, and prominence on shared respect, safety, and productivity of
the country.
The early year learning framework intends to enhance the learning experience of
children from birth to the age of five that is from transition to schooling. The main aim of the
organization is to ensure that all children in Australia receive a quality education, which can
boost their learning procedure.
Overview and similarities:
The word multiculturalism is used to describe the cultural diversity in society. Since
1970, with the arrival of non-European migrants, the Australian government is endorsing the
idea of Multiculturalism in the country (Kamp et al., 2017). The multicultural policy of
Australia embraces shared values and cultural traditions. The new policy is multicultural
Australia, which will be united, strong, and successful. The new policy fixed the vision to
maintain diversity while prioritizing the particular national identity and the importance of
being integrated and united people. In this policy, the government endorsed the concept of

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unity, diversity, safety, and security of the Australians. Australia is a culturally diverse
country and affected by migration. The country is defined by shared value, democracy,
freedom, equality, unity. The security of Australia is the foundation for a free, diverse,
multicultural society of Australia. According to the new Multicultural policy 2017 of
Australia, multicultural Australia is all about the Australians. Instead of focusing on
discrimination, differences, the country is endorsing on shared value, cultural diversity, unity,
integrity, equality (Scarlett, 2016).
Early Year Learning Framework of Australia defines the principles, practices, and
results, which uphold and improve the learning of young Australian children from birth to
five years of age (Logan, Sumsion & Press, 2015). For early childhood education, the Early
Year Learning Framework is the main element of the National Quality Framework. This
framework develops the vision, where every child experiences learning and that will help
those children to develop a successful life. The aim of this framework is to develop safe,
polite and mutual relationships, the idea of partnership, high expectations and equity, respect
for diversity, on-going learning and reflective practice (Grieshaber & Graham, 2017). This
framework detected five learning outcomes, which are a strong sense of identity, a strong
sense of wellbeing, confident and involved learner, effective communicators, and connected
and contributed to the world. In this framework, a guideline is developed for the educators of
Australia. The framework is based on the National Quality Standard and prescribes and
practice for upgrading equality in early childhood care (Cumming, Sumsion & Wong, 2015).
Australian Early Development Census is used to support and develop the Early Year
Learning Framework. The Australian Government is focusing on this framework. The
Australian Early Development Census is providing the proof about the huge impact of this
framework on early life children (Follari, 2015).