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Nurseries in the UK have been urged to report children for "racist incidents" in hate crime guidance backed by Labour. The taxpayer-funded guidance has been circulated by the Welsh Labour Government in order to make nurseries, play groups and childminders "anti-racist". Childcare workers have been advised to call the police if a "racist incident" occurs that could be deemed a hate crime.

Recommended actions include calling 999 or speaking to police officers and taking "relevant action in conjunction with the police". If the incident is not a hate crime, childcare workers can instead take steps including offering "age-appropriate learning support opportunities for the perpetrator".

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If such action is "met with resistance", childcare workers can draw up a "disciplinary route", with various next steps illustrated in a flowchart.

The advice has been directed at those working in the childcare and early years sector in Wales, focused on children aged 12 and below.

The "practical toolkit" for creating an "anti-racist" culture was included in a document created by the Diversity and Anti-Racist Professional Learning (DARPL) organisation.

It encouraged 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".

They have also been told to audit their spaces to ensure toys including dolls and displays are diverse to demonstrate "visible anti-racism".

Wales' Labour Government has publicly endorsed and handed £1.3 million to DARPL, which is based at Cardiff Metropolitan University, since 2021.

The devolved authority announced plans to make Wales "anti racist" by 2030 in June 2022, citing "institutional and structural racism" that "disproportionately disadvantages ethnic minority people at nearly every level of the system".

The latest guidance for nurseries would almost always reserve police action for incidents relating to adults, reports suggest, while those relating to children would be dealt with internally.

The Express has contacted the Welsh Government for comment.