Tokenism is the policy and practice of making a perfunctory gesture towards the inclusion of members of minority groups. It is usually a small gesture to create the idea of social inclusiveness and deflect accusations of social discrimination for example some centres may do this by hiring a person from another cultural background and think that that is enough to class them as being inclusive and non-discriminative. Tokenism can be avoided by ensuring that culture and diversity are embedded within everyday practices and policies and that diversity is represented and celebrated throughout all learning and activities this can start by having cultural artefacts and resources evident throughout the centre and used by children in regular play
