Define culture and cultural competency
Discover the importance of cultural competency in early childhood education and child care centers. Learn strategies for ensuring transportation and field trip safety while promoting cultural understanding and respect. Enhance your knowledge on defining culture and mastering cultural competency to create an inclusive and enriching environment for children.Trainings incorporating this outcome
CDA Subject Areas
Proficiency Level
Topic Areas
120 hours courses
12 CEUs5 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Recognize the importance of demonstrating respect for the diversity of all children and youth and families’ culture, language, and religion in all interactions (anti-bias and cultural responsiveness techniques).
- Define healthy practices to mitigate the spread of germs and decrease the likelihood of SIDS in infants and toddlers.
- Define what transition times are and when they occur during the day in the classroom
- Demonstrate understanding of cultural differences and its influences on a child's social behavior.
- Define active play in the early childhood classroom and describe its benefits for young children.
- Describe how language is one of the many ways through which culture affects development.
- Identify strategies for integrating culture and diversity into an infant and toddler program
- Define the meaning of professionalism in child care.
- Define the term inclusion and how it relates to the child care environment and practice for all ages.
- Describe the impact of culture on infant and toddler development
- Define conflict resolution and explain why problem solving is important.
- Define the term multiculturalism and how it relates to the child's environment.
- Define SMART goals and describe its historical context.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of culture and diversity in relation to school readiness.
- Identify the importance of maintaining cultural sensitivity while working with families during home visiting.
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