An Inclusive Litany

3/22/93

In a letter to all prospective parents, the Center for Early Education in West Hollywood, California, outlined the desired qualifications for a balanced nursery or grammar school class:

  1. A balance of boys and girls.

  2. Families from different racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups.

  3. The integration of different children with different personalities, learning styles and individual needs based on information gathered during interviews.

  4. Children with birthdates equally represented throughout the year.

  5. A mixing of first-, second- and third-born children.