Parental involvement and good communication between Early Childhood Care Professionals and children’s caregivers ensures good quality childcare.

1. How would you plan in-service training for staff and family? How would you plan to get a busy parent/caregiver more involved in a child’s health and safety?

2. Share at least three in-service training topics that you think will be beneficial for staff and three topics beneficial for families.

3. How would you plan to get a busy parent/caregiver more involved in a child’s health and safety?

4. From what you may glean from your readings, class materials and/or classroom experience, what health issue do you think will be/is your biggest challenge as an educator in this field? How do you think you may (or how do you presently) handle this challenge?