Diversity, Equity, and Cultural Competence

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CulturalÌýcompetence is a core component of high-quality early childhood education programs, and it is imcumbent upon states to ensure that they are attending to the critical questions and implications of diversity, equity, and cultural competence at every stage of the development and implementation of their QRIS, from standards and curriculum, to outreach and engagement, to monitoring and evaluation. Here are some tools to help:
- 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Position Statements on Linguistic and Cultural Diversity
- 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Quality Benchmarks for Cultural Competence Tool
- Ìý(BUILD Initiative, 2013)
- Ìý(CLASP, 2013)
- Ìý(DEL, 2017)