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Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care
Black History Month celebrates the countless ways Black people and communities have made our nation stronger. It is also a time to reflect on ways systemic racism and bias have harmed Black people and the potential solutions to eradicate these harms and eliminate disparities. One way that Black children—including very young children, ages zero to three—experience inequity is through disproportionate rates [[link removed]] of expulsion, suspension, or other harsh forms of discipline.
In a new report [[link removed]] , CLASP experts explore inequitable discipline in child care and early learning settings. It shows that:
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The
lack
of
data
on
harsh
discipline
experienced
by
very
young
children
in
child
care
limits
our
ability
to
develop
polices
to
end
this
practice;
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Programs
such
as
the
Child
Care
and
Development
Block
Grant
and
Head
Start
are
well
positioned
to
begin
collecting
these
data
and
disaggregating
them
by
race,
a
prerequisite
to
changing
policy;
and
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Since
bias
is
built
into
early
childhood
survey
practices
and
data
collection
systems,
equitable
data
practices
and
community
engagement
can
root
out
bias
while
also
centering
and
shifting
power
to
Black
families
and
communities.
In addition to highlighting innovative efforts in California, Colorado, and other states to eliminate inequitable discipline, CLASP experts urge state and federal policymakers to:
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Increase
funding
to
identify
and
eliminate
harsh
and
inequitable
disciplinary
practices
to
manage
young
children’s
behavior;
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Pass
legislation
at
the
state
level
to
limit
or
prohibit
suspension,
expulsion,
or
pushing
children
out
of
programs
that
are
licensed
or
funded
by
states
and
provide
necessary
supports
to
implement
these
laws
equitably;
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Directly
link
continuous
quality
improvement
and
health
and
safety
initiatives
to
reduce
and
end
harsh
disciplinary
practices;
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Ramp
up
data
collection
and
analysis
to
understand
the
scope
of
harsh
discipline
in
early
childhood
settings
and
adopt
equitable
data
practices
that
use
community
engagement
and
shift
power
to
Black
families
and
communities;
and
*
Establish
a
federal
office
devoted
to
protecting
the
civil
rights
of
very
young
children.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with report authors Tiffany Ferrette at [email protected] [[email protected]] or Alycia Hardy at [email protected] [[email protected]] to learn more.
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