Measures of ethnic identity exist for both adults and adolescents, however, such a measure is absent in relation to children. The present study sought to address this deficit and to produce a scale that is both a valid and reliable measure in young children. Following a consultation process, an initial scale containing 35 items was constructed. The responses of 136 Anglo-Australian and 143 ethnic minority children were subjected to exploratory factor analysis. This analysis revealed three factors (ethnic pride, ethnic comparison, and involvement in ethnic activities) which best describe ethnic identity in children. The first two scales are common to both ethnic majority and minority children, while the third scale applies to ethnic minority children. Reliability analysis supports the reliability of these scales. The scales were administered to an additional 475 children. The results of confirmatory factor analysis provide support for the utility of the original factor structure.