Joining the childcare sector presents many new experiences for young apprentices, not least the challenge of meeting and working with adults and children from widely different cultures, beliefs and backgrounds.
However, effective training and policies on equality, diversity and inclusion will enable them to embrace the diverse mix in their settings. This is why the core unit 'Promote Equality and Inclusion' is so important in the new Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce.
Mine Conkbayir, senior programme manager for apprentices at the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF), explains, 'Initially we deliver equal opportunities units which build the apprentices' personal perspectives, and then we open the session out wider to look at the impact on the children in the nursery.'
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