Title: Family Engagement: A Partnership Between Childcare Centers and Families - ChildWatch
Headings: Family Engagement: A Partnership Between Childcare Centers and Families
Family Engagement: A Partnership Between Childcare Centers and Families
Parent Involvement and Family Engagement: Why Both Matter
What do Parent Involvement and Family Engagement look like?
Parent Involvement
Family Engagement
What Parents Can Do
Importance of Communicating with Families

Content: PARENT INVOLVEMENT
When parents and caregivers are partners in their day-to-day activities, children thrive. Childcare staff work in collaboration with parents to offer each other support and insight into the lives of the children they care for and about. Because a child’s identity is rooted in his/her family, there is a level of security that comes with knowing parents trust teachers, and a mutual respect exists. Parent involvement occurs when parents participate in activities and take advantage of opportunities at their child’s early care and learning setting. This usually means that parents attend meetings or special events a program offers. Parent Involvement
Parents talk to teachers at the time children arrive and when they leave at the end of the day. Parents participate in social events. Parents attend meetings. Staff ask questions about the child, his or her family, and home life. Staff provide resources/ideas for families to use at home and in the community.