Enright, A.Raymond, S.2025-12-182025-12-182025https://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/45312Data source: Supplementary information, Contact details for the lead author have been included in the publication. Extracts of some of the data have been provided within the publication as appendices.Whilst diversity is recognised as a strength to support children and families from diverse groups and staff retention, there is limited evidence on what works to increase and retain diversity in the workforce. As such, the Office for Early Childhood Development (OECD) commissioned a rapid review of the literature (i.e., evidence base) to provide a critical summary and evaluation of existing research on diversity within the early childhood sectorenCopyright 2026 The author(s)Early ChildhoodWorkforceDiversityLiterature ReviewReport10.25954/xve9-yx94