My Family Child Care Home

Above is a very basic idea of the way I would want my classroom to look if I had my own family child care home.  The most important thing to me would would be that everything visual from my posters to my supplies would support my greater goal of creating a world that breaks biases. Every inch of my walls would be covered with posters that showed people of all backgrounds doing all sorts of  non-stereotypical things.

To make sure I do not show misinformation I would ask friends and families from the center if the pictures are accurate or stereotypical. I was inspired to do this when Derman-Sparks and Edwards (2010) stated " Do not show images that depict misinformation or stereotypes about a group to do this check with families from this group."(p.45)

My games and actives would be teacher made focusing on breaking stereotypes and representing the students. I was inspired to make my own things by Derman- Sparks and Edwards (2010) who said " To ensure that all children and families are visible in your learning environment  you may need to supplement purchased materials by making your own." (p.45)

 I will make sure to be very mindful of the books I choose to make sure the go along with the anti-bias approach. As Derman- Sparks and Edwards (2010) "(good books) provide a wonderful ,ongoing way for children to learn about diversity and fairness."(p.46)


Although all these things are important, the most important thing is how I use the room to teach the children about living an anti-bias lifestyle. Materials are great but without tying it together the usefulness is lost.


Resource:
 Derman-Sparks, L., & Olsen Edwards, J. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).