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Parent Involvement Benefits Everyone |
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Parents are the most important teachers in their children’s lives. All children — including those enrolled in child care, preschool, kindergarten or other early childhood programs — learn form their parents first. Quality caregivers and teachers know that children do best when their parents play and active role in their program.
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When parents are involved:
- Children are more confident, happier and make friends more easily.
- Children learn to read more easily and have more success throughout their school years.
- Parents receive helpful information and ideas from caregivers, teachers and other community resources.
- Parents understand more about how their child’s early childhood program operates.
- Caregivers are better able to provide quality care and educational experiences to children.
- Caregivers receive more support from parents.
Early childhood professionals can encourage parent involvement:
- Get to know the parents of each child in your care.
- Be sure all parents feel welcome and comfortable.
- Touch base with parents daily regarding their child’s progress and experiences.
- Design activities that build on the child’s home experiences.
- Offer parents information about child development, nutrition, safety and parent/child communication.
- Invite parents to take part in classroom activities as often as possible.
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