Affirming the Use of Indigenous Knowledge to Meet Curricula and Assessment Requirements in American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Programs
Log Number: ACF-OHS-IM-24-03 | Issuance Date: 09-17-2024
Cultural Practices
These resources address how the skills, values, beliefs, and lifeways of children, families, and communities can be integrated into Head Start curricula, learning experiences, and school readiness goals.
Exposure to Different Cultures Promotes Understanding
Read about the value of exposure to diverse cultures to promote equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Quality Programming Reflects the Diverse Cultures Within the Community
Read about the importance of learning from families, staff, and the community in the development of culturally sustaining programming. Review resources that promote culturally sustaining programming.
Multicultural Principles for Early Childhood Leaders
The Multicultural Principles promote an equity-focused mindset and culturally sustaining practices that respect and validate children and families’ identity to support development and learning.
We Are All Shaped By Culture
Read about how cultural beliefs, values, and traditions influence our practice. Review practical strategies that promote the development of positive cultural identities for all children and families.
Child- and Family-specific Cultural Knowledge Is Essential
Read about the value of understanding the culture of each child and family in developing relationship-based, inclusive programming. Review practical strategies that support culturally sustaining service delivery.
Culture Is an Asset
Learn about the importance of responsive, nurturing, and effective adult-child interactions and engaging learning environment in a child’s developing sense of identity and belonging.
Using Culturally Responsive Practices to Promote Oral Health
Explore culturally responsive practices and how staff can help parents promote their children’s oral health.
Health Literacy, Language, and Culture
Learn how to support pregnant people and parents in obtaining, processing, and understanding information to make appropriate oral health decisions, taking into account families’ language and culture.
Culture, Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity (CDIE): Spotlight on Human Resource Systems
Examine how the Multicultural Principles for Early Childhood Leaders support Head Start management systems and help you honor culture, diversity, inclusion, and equity when developing program goals and objectives.