The guidance, circulated by the Welsh Labour Government to nurseries, playgroups and childminders, aims to make settings 'anti-racist'. It recommends calling 999 or speaking to police officers and taking 'relevant action in conjunction with the police'. If the incident is not a hate crime, staff can offer 'age-appropriate learning support opportunities for the perpetrator'. If such action is met with resistance, a 'disciplinary route' can be drawn up with next steps illustrated in a flowchart. The advice is directed at those working in the childcare and early years sector in Wales, focused on children aged 12 and below.
The 'practical toolkit' was created by the Diversity and Anti-Racist Professional Learning (DARPL) organisation. It encourages staff to conduct an 'understanding audit', evaluating on a scale from one to five how well they 'understand what white privilege is and how it can affect my life and others'. Staff have also been told to audit their spaces to ensure toys, dolls and displays are diverse to demonstrate 'visible anti-racism'. Wales' Labour Government has publicly endorsed and handed £1.3 million to DARPL since 2021, and announced plans to make Wales 'anti racist' by 2030 in June 2022.
The latest guidance would almost always reserve police action for incidents relating to adults, while those relating to children would be dealt with internally, according to reports.