Working and Communicating with Families

Description:

This lesson discusses guidelines for communicating with families in a child care environment, including communicating with parents about sensitive issues such as developmental needs and suspected child abuse. This lesson also discusses access control techniques to use in a child care environment and how to handle a variety of emergencies.

Objectives:

RECALL general guidelines for communicating with families in a child care environment.

RECALL guidelines for communicating sensitive issues with parents and/or caregivers.

RECALL responsibility of a child care provider to address developmental needs with parents and/or caregivers.

IDENTIFY access control techniques used in a child care environment.

RECALL methods for reporting suspected child abuse to parents and/or the proper authorities.

RECALL the purpose of emergency information cards and medical consent forms.

RECALL the purpose and components of an emergency plan.