The Learning Ladder II

A reading and writing curriculum for Family Child Care Providers, Children and Families

Module 3: Parents as Partners

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Part 5

What do you already know?

You see parents at various times during the day. Some of your contact depends on their work schedules, who is bringing the child and picking them up from your program, and whether or not you run your family child care program with an approved assistant.

Complete the following sentences with information about your program practices with parents. Use your word processor to type your ideas and save this in your disk portfolio. For example:

I ask parents to...

sign off on a clipboard next to the time they arrive with their child.

When parents arrive with children at the beginning of each day, I try to...
Parents help children with their coats and other things by...
At the end of the day, at pick up, I like to...

This is how much of Module 3 you have completed:


Good work! Go to Part 2.