Parent being first educator of their child, need to be there to build and help progress their child's development. When parents and practitioner work together in a early years setting, the results have a positive impact on the child's development and learning.
Parent and professional can help children separately or they can work .
together to the greater benefit of the children. (Anthony, 1990).
The practitioner to work in partnership with parents to support each individual child and no child should be excluded or disadvantaged because of ethnicity, culture or religion, home language, family background, special educational needs, .
Disability, gender or ability. Parents and carers helping and being a part of the setting can also provide an opportunity for them to become a part of team.
A successful partnership with parents needs a two- way flow of information, knowledge and expertise. As practitioners you need to respect and understand the role of the parent, in their child's education. .
As a early years worker, you will need to be able to work with parents and carers, you need to listen and talk to them and understand how you can build a relationship between parent and child. Staffs need to listen to parent's account of their child's development or any concern they may have. There is recognition of the role parent have already played in their early education of their child and that their continued involvement is crucial to successful learning. Parents and staff should work together in an atmosphere of mutual respect within which children can have security and confidence. The early years worker needs to relate to parent exchange information with the parent or carer, these are some of the ways to pass on the information to parents: - Newsletter, letters, open days, fundraising groups, parents evening or afternoon, workshops and information days, home books, parties and other celebrations, accident slips and notice board.
