by Jennifer Smeddy (Author)
An Early Childhood Educator Must HaveFrom the founder of CDAClass.org, helping passionate educators complete training toward earning the national Child Development Associate Credential and begin their journey in the field of early childhood, Family and Childcare Connections: Early Childhood Education Best Practices provides comprehensive and holistic instruction on how to design a childcare program that supports not only the children in the classroom but the whole family. It emphasizes that it is not only important, but vital, to build partnerships with the families of the children you care for in early childhood education. Furthermore, these partnerships will create opportunities for learning and growth for yourself as a teacher or administrator, the program or school as a whole, and even the wider community. If you are looking to uplevel the care you offer your students and their families, this book is absolutely essential to add to your collection.