In caring for children you have a responsibility to provide positive learning experiences, advocate for and protect children, and help families in their aspirations to provide good lives for their children. Sometimes children and families face difficult situations, and you are challenged to provide extra support, deal with sensitive issues, and become more aware of what is happening in the lives of children outside of your program.
Help children understand and respect similarities and differences among people.
A child’s family and caregivers want the “best” for each child – for all children to grow and learn, to be ready for school, and to be safe.
As child care providers, each of us plays an important role in planning for children’s success – but we are not alone.
You and your program may be one of the few sources of support for some families, and they may turn to you with questions and needs beyond education and child care.
Meeting children’s needs includes quality, interactive partnerships with families. Families are children’s first and most important teachers. The term family includes the significant adults in children’s lives who care for, protect, nurture, advocate for, and teach. These adults may be biological parents, adoptive and foster parents, grandparents, or legal guardians.
