By better understanding the ways fathers think about their parenting, early childhood educators can offer more support for the fathers of children in their programs.
Spending time getting to know a child¡¯s family outside of school shows the family that you care about them and that they can trust you with one of the most important people in their lives.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø¡¯s newest book, Families and Educators Together: Building Great Relationships that Support Young Children, illustrates ways educators can engage families in early childhood communities so that together, families + educators = thriving children.
Now, educators have new technology-based options available that make it easier to not only inform families but also involve them more deeply in their children¡¯s education.
Authored by
Authored by:
Mary Ellin Logue, Bonnie Blagojevic, Ellen McBride, Loyann Worster
As the field of early childhood education looks to the future of preschool for children who are refugees, there are three key programming components that should be seen as best practices for the field moving forward.
To be responsible, children must notice what needs to be done, think of useful options, and take pride in their contributions. Here¡¯s how to encourage responsibility.
To be responsible, children must notice what needs to be done, think of useful options, and take pride in their contributions. Here¡¯s how to encourage responsibility.
To be responsible, children must notice what needs to be done, think of useful options, and take pride in their contributions. Here¡¯s how to encourage responsibility.
For some young children, the transition from home to school is tough. Sometimes a little celebration of progress is just what children, and their teachers, need.
Successful family engagement approaches make this work part of a coordinated school- or program-wide system. In our new book, Families and Educators Together, we include numerous, real-life examples and policies that serve as a user-friendly guide...
51³Ô¹ÏÍø promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.
