Early childhood educators have the opportunity to create learning communities that nurture children’s development while acknowledging and valuing the diverse and intertwined social identities they hold, including race, language, abilities, gender, socioeconomic status, and more (Division of Early Childhood [DEC] & National Association for the Education of Young Children [NAEYC], 2009; 2019). The longterm value of high-quality early childhood education on a child’s education outcomes, lifelong health, and a family’s economic stability are well documented (McCoy et al., 2018; Center on the Developing Child, 2010). This includes the opportunity within these settings to foster children’s positive self-awareness, comfort, and joy with human diversity, recognition of injustices, and empowerment to speak up in the face of injustice (Derman-Sparks & Edwards, 2019). (author abstract)