Guardian Childcare and Education Coopers Plains

Reconciliation, for us, is paying respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples past and present and acknowledging the need for educators, children, families and the wider community to learn about what it means to respectfully embed culturally responsive practices to create culturally safe environments for learning. To foster and maintain these environments, we will continue to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in our local community, and together and walk alongside each other, to learn how to maintain and strengthen relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous people.

Reconciliation, to us, means respecting, understanding, and continuing to build awareness of diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives by building and maintaining relationships between our centre and First Nations people in the local community. We will continue to do this through engaging in ongoing professional development to deepen our understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures, histories and languages. We will continue to  respectfully and authentically embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into everyday rhythms, rituals, environments, experiences, pedagogies and practices.

Through our reconciliation journey, we will continue to learn and deepen our knowledge and understanding of reconciliation in education by building a community that embraces inclusion and equity.  

As a centre, we will continue to work in partnership with Traditional Custodians to deepen our understanding and knowledge of the land, seas, waterways, and community. We will continue to build and maintain trusting relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the local community to ensure we are creating a better future for everyone.

We will continue to create our programs and environments that ensure there are ongoing opportunities for deepening our knowledge about reconciliation, by learning about the true histories and what has come before as we will work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to create and maintain culturally responsive and safe spaces to ensure all children, families, educators and community members feel a strong sense of belonging, being and becoming.