Responding to Racism in OSHC

Facilitated by Rarni Rothwell & Lainey Walker

“Racism is commonplace and normalised in Australia and can affect almost every part of a person’s daily life.” (Australian Human Rights Commission, 2024) It is a form of toxic stress for children and adults, that literally “gets 'under the skin' and affects learning, behaviour, and lifelong health.” (Harvard University, 2020)

In OSHC we are not only uniquely positioned to explore social justice and inequality, including challenging stereotyping and bias, but required to do so by the guiding principles of the national quality framework. (ACECQA, 2018)