EDITORIAL

2 Cultural competence—assuring individuality is integral to equity, fairness and social justice

GUEST STATEMENT

3 Children's positioning in society

FEATURES

4 Developing a space for belonging
10 Belonging in remote communities
12 Giving Muslim children a sense of belonging in early childhood environments
14 Cultural competency—A reflection on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inclusion
16 So much more than childcare
24 A glimpse of early childhood policy and practice in one province of South Africa
26 Understanding and working with Chinese families in early childhood settings
28 Settling and supporting newly arrived families into an early childhood service

INNOVATION

6 Cultural competence—A national perspective
32 Community Child Care's role in the provision of professional support to Indigenous childcare services

SNAPSHOT

8 Catering to diversity
18 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander KidsMatter Early Childhood Social and Emotional Wellbeing initiative

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

19 Discovering cultural connections

PROFILE

20 Interview with Teresa Hutchins

ETHICS

22 Cultural competence: An ethical perspective

RESEARCH

30 Exploring relationships between parenta and early childhood educators

HEALTH

31 Health care in child care

BOOK REVIEWS

34 Growin' up strong teacher resource book & CD
34 Children's resilience: Working with the Early Years Learning Framework
35 The Rainbow Book
35 For you are a Kenyan child

FRIDGE DOOR

36 What's happening?
36 ECA sustainability and global warming links