Post by Gale Coleman on Jun 14, 2017 21:28:23 GMT -8
How do professionals get to know the children and families in their care / program?
Families are a key element in all child care programs, child care providers should work to build a relationship with the family of each child in care, by getting families engaged in the program is a great way to strengthen relationships. Families want a child care provider that they can trust. Child care providers can begin to build trust with families even before a child’s first day in the program. Allowing and encouraging parents to drop into the program unannounced to see their child, you can build trust through family engagement. Also, many parents are eager to help in activities that involve their child, and there are many ways that families can volunteer to support the program their child is in, so coming up with good ideas to help you engage families in your program and in their child’s learning and development would help the attitudes of parents and help build connection between care giver and parents.