From Parents to Partners: Building a Family-centered Early Childhood ProgramParent partnerships are an essential factor in every successful early childhood program. Discover communication strategies to engage the family unit with your service, to integrate the principles of early childhood care and education between home and centre.Among the communication tools and strategies covered are: * newsletters * bulletin boards * parent conferences * special events * family-to-family support networks. |
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Contents
The Importance of FamilyTeacher Partnerships | 1 |
Five Principles of FamilyCentered Care | 11 |
Effective Communication with Families An Overview | 27 |
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From Parents to Partners: Building a Family-Centered Early Childhood Program Janis Keyser Limited preview - 2006 |
From Parents to Partners: Building a Family-Centered Early Childhood Program Janis Keyser Limited preview - 2006 |
From Parents to Partners: Building a Family-Centered Early Childhood Program Janis Keyser No preview available - 2017 |
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Promising Practices for Partnering with Families in the Early Years Mary M. Cornish No preview available - 2008 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | From Parents to Partners: Building a Family-centered Early Childhood Program None Series |
| Author | Janis Keyser |
| Contributor | National Association for the Education of Young Children |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Redleaf Press, 2006 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Oct 31, 2008 |
| ISBN | 1929610882, 9781929610884 |
| Length | 155 pages |
| Subjects | › › Education / Classroom Management Education / Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten) Education / Parent Participation Education / Professional Development Family & Relationships / Parenting / Child Rearing |
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