Valerie Daniel is a qualified teacher with over 30 years’ experience, with the last 14 years in the role of a Maintained Nursery School headteacher. Valerie is a Doctor of Education, a trained systems leader and leadership mentor for other headteachers and leaders in the Early Years Sector. She can be found on twitter @Valerie_JKD.

• Preface Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 ConclusionIndex

"Dr Valerie Daniel is a shining light for our sector. A must read for all early years professionals and those training to enter into the early years sector. The way in which Valerie has written this book, firstly, speaks from the heart and secondly takes you on a journey, one in which you feel engrossed to continue to read, learn and reflect on why anti racism is an important aspect which truly needs embedding into our practices." – Aaron Bradbury, Principal Lecturer - Early Childhood and Childhood, Nottingham Trent University "Dr Valerie Daniel introduces her book on antiracist practice as ‘a journey we can walk together’ and she delivers. Unafraid to challenge the reader, she does so with compassion. Her warmth, wisdom and passion for equity in educational settings shine through the text creating the safe space needed for anti-racist reflection and action to take place. Dr Valerie draws upon personal insight and diverse sources to create something unique and refreshing in educational theory." – Alice Ndiaye, Local Authority Inclusion Adviser"Dr Daniel presents a real depth of understanding in this book. She opens up her thoughts, skills and experiences as an informative guide, highlighting issues of race and anti-racism. Her animation infused and contextualised approach to the complexity of race and racism within the early years features her proficiency to untangle and decipher a convoluted moment in time. The book engages the reader by balancing the uncomfortable with a rich lived experience. The need to effectively become changemakers is a powerful call for all of us to action as reflective practitioners." – Sharon Curtis, CEO, Emosi – Transcultural Therapeutic Care (TTC)

Valerie Daniel is a qualified teacher with over 30 years’ experience, with the last 14 years in the role of a Maintained Nursery School headteacher. Valerie is a Doctor of Education, a trained systems leader and leadership mentor for other headteachers and leaders in the Early Years Sector. She can be found on twitter @Valerie_JKD.

• Preface Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 ConclusionIndex

"Dr Valerie Daniel is a shining light for our sector. A must read for all early years professionals and those training to enter into the early years sector. The way in which Valerie has written this book, firstly, speaks from the heart and secondly takes you on a journey, one in which you feel engrossed to continue to read, learn and reflect on why anti racism is an important aspect which truly needs embedding into our practices." – Aaron Bradbury, Principal Lecturer - Early Childhood and Childhood, Nottingham Trent University "Dr Valerie Daniel introduces her book on antiracist practice as ‘a journey we can walk together’ and she delivers. Unafraid to challenge the reader, she does so with compassion. Her warmth, wisdom and passion for equity in educational settings shine through the text creating the safe space needed for anti-racist reflection and action to take place. Dr Valerie draws upon personal insight and diverse sources to create something unique and refreshing in educational theory." – Alice Ndiaye, Local Authority Inclusion Adviser"Dr Daniel presents a real depth of understanding in this book. She opens up her thoughts, skills and experiences as an informative guide, highlighting issues of race and anti-racism. Her animation infused and contextualised approach to the complexity of race and racism within the early years features her proficiency to untangle and decipher a convoluted moment in time. The book engages the reader by balancing the uncomfortable with a rich lived experience. The need to effectively become changemakers is a powerful call for all of us to action as reflective practitioners." – Sharon Curtis, CEO, Emosi – Transcultural Therapeutic Care (TTC)

Valerie Daniel is a qualified teacher with over 30 years’ experience, with the last 14 years in the role of a Maintained Nursery School headteacher. Valerie is a Doctor of Education, a trained systems leader and leadership mentor for other headteachers and leaders in the Early Years Sector. She can be found on twitter @Valerie_JKD.

• Preface Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 ConclusionIndex

"Dr Valerie Daniel is a shining light for our sector. A must read for all early years professionals and those training to enter into the early years sector. The way in which Valerie has written this book, firstly, speaks from the heart and secondly takes you on a journey, one in which you feel engrossed to continue to read, learn and reflect on why anti racism is an important aspect which truly needs embedding into our practices." – Aaron Bradbury, Principal Lecturer - Early Childhood and Childhood, Nottingham Trent University "Dr Valerie Daniel introduces her book on antiracist practice as ‘a journey we can walk together’ and she delivers. Unafraid to challenge the reader, she does so with compassion. Her warmth, wisdom and passion for equity in educational settings shine through the text creating the safe space needed for anti-racist reflection and action to take place. Dr Valerie draws upon personal insight and diverse sources to create something unique and refreshing in educational theory." – Alice Ndiaye, Local Authority Inclusion Adviser"Dr Daniel presents a real depth of understanding in this book. She opens up her thoughts, skills and experiences as an informative guide, highlighting issues of race and anti-racism. Her animation infused and contextualised approach to the complexity of race and racism within the early years features her proficiency to untangle and decipher a convoluted moment in time. The book engages the reader by balancing the uncomfortable with a rich lived experience. The need to effectively become changemakers is a powerful call for all of us to action as reflective practitioners." – Sharon Curtis, CEO, Emosi – Transcultural Therapeutic Care (TTC)