The Learning Ladder II

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

Module 6: Family Child Care as a Business

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Learning Activity

List at least three of the elements that should be in every contract with your parents.

Draft contracts: Sometimes the most difficult part of creating a contract for parents is putting your practices in words.

Write a paragraph to describe each of your program practices for:

Children taking naps (When do they take them? How long are children expected to sleep? What happens when a child doesn't want to sleep?)
Toilet training (What is your philosophy about toilet training? How do you help children remember? How do you make sure that parents know your practices so that you are a team in helping the child become trained?)
Discipline (What is your philosophy about discipline? Describe what your practices are? How do you share information with parents when their child is having difficulty controlling their behavior?)

This is how much of Module 6 you have completed:


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