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Q. By working hard and sending my child to childcare, I often feel disconnected. Is there a way to feel more connected with my child and with what goes on in the center?
A. Yes, there are many ways for parents and caregivers to work together. These ideas will make you feel better as you leave your child in someone else’s care, and they will also help your child feel better as well. Here are some suggestions:
1. Explain to your child how much you like and respect the caregivers and that you know that they take good care of him/her.
2. Build a relationship with your child’s caregivers and then explain that relationship to your child. It will help your child to feel secure if he/she knows that you know and like each other.
3. Set up a consistent communication system with your child’s caregivers. It can be a regular time each week to meet and talk or it can be a written report that you each send back and forth to each other daily. It could also be some combination of the two. This communication is very important because it allows both of you to learn more about the child than either one of you would know on your own.
During each year of childcare the focus of the partnership should be different. Here are some guidelines.
First Year
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