Self-Assessment: Diversity (Page 1 of 2)

Be concise in answering the statements/questions in each box. The NAEYC criteria for National Accreditation is the basis of this
self-assessment to demonstrate alignment with the Standards and to familiarize students with this national accreditation process.
Give examples of situations that show you treat all children with equal respect and consideration.
-Giving same amount of attention to each child
-Including all aspects of diversity; religion, background, race
-Giving different learning options to adapt to all learning styles

Give examples of situations where you offer activities and talk to children to build positive selfidentity
and valuing of differences in children.
-Anti-bias cards
-Teaching about different backgrounds including religion, celebrations, holidays, beliefs often
-Inviting families to come talk about their religion and/or background

Give examples of situations where you are aware of and avoid using stereotypes in language
references – firefighter instead of fireman, etc.
-Police officer
-Stay at home parent
-Women doctors

Give an example of a situation where you did or would intervene when children might tease or reject
others.
-Boys having their nails painted would get made fun of so I would resolve the issue. I explained to
them that certain colors and things can be for anyone.
-When children say they don’t want to be friends with certain people
-When boys say girls can’t play with them because they’re girls
Give some examples of what you would consider to be stereotypical language or bias toward or
against a child or group, and how you might respond if you saw or heard these from adults or children
in your classroom.
-When people say that African Americans style their hair a certain way. You could use this situation
and teach the children more about the culture and show how many races style their hair differently.

-A teacher once told a family advocate (preschool) that she had the icky parents due to their income.
This example shows lack of professionalism and respect.

Describe the materials provided in the preschool environment to address a range of diversity (dolls,
play props, books, pictures, posters, play food, clothing items, etc.) Explain how the materials reflect
the lives of the children and families in your program as well as the diversity found in society, including
gender, age, language, and abilities – no stereotypical representations (images of members of ethnic
groups in only traditional garb or only females in nurturing roles, only males as construction workers
or doctors, etc.), reflect range of diversity, especially children and families in the program. Give
examples of materials that could be added.

-Different play foods to show that different cultures eat different things, you could also use different
posters to show this. You can also use dolls with different skin tones and clothes to support different
ethnic backgrounds. Books that talk about different cultures. Musical instruments that are from different
cultures.