Enhancing Family Engagement

Description

Family engagement is a key component of a child’s success in early childhood education. This course explores effective strategies for building strong partnerships between families and early learning programs. Participants will learn how to support family engagement, foster parent-school collaboration, and implement simple, technology-driven strategies to connect with families. By enhancing communication and collaboration, educators can create a supportive environment that encourages family involvement in a child’s early learning journey.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the importance of family engagement in early childhood education.
2. Identify ways early learning programs can support and encourage family involvement.
3. Develop effective parent-school collaboration strategies.
4. Utilize technology to improve communication and outreach with families.
5. Implement simple and practical approaches to connect with families.
6. Foster a welcoming and inclusive environment that strengthens family-school relationships.

• Hour: 1
• Training Level: 2
• Core Content: 6
• CDA Area: 4