Adam S
Working as a childcare professional enables you to interact with children, their families, co-workers and sometimes childcare specialists. It is important to maintain open and honest communication with all those involved at your centre and to establish comfortable relationships with the families, co-workers and specialists you are dealing with. There is a great importance to build positive relationships in childcare but where do you begin? On researching on this topic, you will find that there are a lot of detailed information available covering the various aspects on working in collaboration with families and co-workers in a childcare setting. This article will provide you with the most practical and useful strategies you can easily implement in your centre, to begin building positive relationships with families, co-workers and specialists in order to work together in building partnerships between childcare professionals and parents. Building Positive Relationships with FamiliesBy collaborating and establishing positive relationships with families, this will enable you to gain parent trust and respect as you interact with their child. Parents will feel comfortable in talking to you about any issues and concerns they may have about their child and accept your professional opinion. Another important factor to remember when building relationships with families is that they will actively participate in any events or experiences in your centre and become more involved in the programming and planning. Below are a few helpful tips to help build positive relationships with families:
Building Positive Relationships with Work ColleaguesBy building positive relationships with colleagues, it creates a caring and supporting environment for the children to be a part of. In child care, we are working as part of a team in caring for children and it’s important that we work together and in mutual respect for one another. Each of us is our own individual but regardless of our likes and dislikes it's vital that we collaborate with each other while working together. Below are a few helpful tips to help build positive relationships with colleagues:
Sometimes little differences and misunderstanding do divide a team while working in a childcare centre. It's vital to deal and confront any issues surrounding child care workers. Not only does these issues bring team morale down but also creates an unwelcome environment for both children at the centre and fellow childcare professionals. Remember that the foundation in building relationships is to provide clear and open communication as well as a comfortable environment for parents and childcare professionals to collaborate together.
MENU
Home / Educators / Professional Development (3 - 5 YEARS) / Getting Families Involved
Before watching this video, read the text below. When instructed, watch the video from the beginning to end. A child’s social, emotional, cognitive, and academic development is strengthened when educators and families work together. When a child sees a positive relationship developing between educators and family, the child recognizes that the important people in his or her life are working together and trust each other, and he or she will do the same. This collaboration also provides a strong foundation for communication about children’s learning. To foster family involvement, interactions between educators and families should be positive, purposeful, reciprocal, and consistent.
In this video, you’ll see educators use various strategies to build strong relationships with families. As you watch, look for effective strategies used by the educators in the video and jot down answers to these viewing questions in your Learning Log.
Review Why is it important for you to build relationships with families?
What are some helpful ways to share information about what children are doing and learning?
Reflect Think about the learning environment at your own program as you answer these reflection questions in your Learning Log.
|