The validity of Bilingual Education in a multi-cultural preschool setting is examined and supported. Further, a discussion of how mental health may be linked to the recognition of a child's native language, in his aquisition of a positive self-concept, is delineated. Additionally, theoretical information is supported by a survey completed in 1976, with specific reference to cultural values and their effect on education and language learning. Conclusively, teacher attitudes play a major role in a child's acquisition of a healthy self-concept; therefore, curricular inclusion and consideration of language and ethnicity will positively affect the overall learning process. (Author)