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Understand the importance of partnerships with parents for all aspects of the home-based childcare service

Take time to make yourself familiar with various cultures, unique needs, dietary requirements, and special needs for each child in your care. Make a note of your findings and take some time to research them, using the internet, any books or leaflets in the local library and, most importantly, the parents of the children themselves.

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Do you encourage respectful behaviour towards all adults? How do you make sure that all parents feel included and welcomed?
Click to read ‘Working with Parents – Introduction’ from the Foundation Years website. The website is for all those who work in the foundation years.
Take time to make yourself familiar with various cultures, unique needs, dietary requirements, and special needs for each child in your care. Make a note of your findings and take some time to research them, using the internet, any books or leaflets in the local library and, most importantly, the parents of the children themselves.
Click on the icon to the left to read the article on Seamless Transitions – supporting continuity in young children’s learning
Read this online article from About.com about attachment and its importance in child development.
Try to obtain and read a copy of ‘Child Care: Kith, Kin and Hired Hands’ by Emmy Werner. You might like to look for this book at your local library.
Write a list of things that you would need to tell a new parent to your childcare service. Think about the things they need to know for themselves and for their child. Think about things that will help them to feel confident about leaving their child with you: the safety procedures, what activities you might be doing that day.

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