Smooth Transition Into Early Childhood Education

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In some cultures, children do not attend early childhood learning before they go to a “primary school”. Some of these families are:
Financially disadvantaged, Indigenous, families that may have a child with disability or a culturally and linguistically child.
Because of this reason, this experience can be very daunting so as educators we need to make these families and children as welcome as possibly while also making a smooth transition into early learning education.
We must strive for equity with any culture or circumstance.

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