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November 14, 2025Journal of Childhood Education & SocietyOpen Access

A critical race theory analysis of top-down and ground-up regulatory documents in early years practice

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JWJuliette Wilson-ThomasJGJosephine Gabi

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Overview

Policy analysis reveals safeguarding needs and racial biases in early years practice, indicating racism must be openly addressed.

Key Points

  • Safeguarding needs of Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage children are often ignored in regulatory frameworks.
  • Critical race theory analysis of the Early Years Foundation Stage and Ofsted shows a lack of reference to racism.
  • Ground-up guidance in Birth to 5 Matters directly addresses issues of racism in early years practice.
  • Top-down regulations may hinder effective combat against racism, calling for urgent policy adjustments.

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Wilson-Thomas et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69251994c0ce034ddc353929https://doi.org/10.37291/2717638x.202563630
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