Effective communication and collaboration with families are essential to fostering trust, understanding, and equitable outcomes in early childhood programs. This training explores culturally and linguistically responsive strategies, anti-bias approaches, and tools like the Strengthening Families Self-Assessment and parent questionnaires to enhance family partnerships and program quality. Participants will learn practical ways to involve families in assessment, goal setting, and addressing challenging behaviors while promoting a welcoming environment for all. By completing this course, child care providers will gain confidence and actionable strategies to support every child’s development and strengthen relationships with families.
*Illinois Providers: This training has been approved to align to ECE Gateways Credential, ECE FCR5: Describes culturally and linguistically responsive communication and collaboration strategies which facilitate culturally sensitive expectations for children's development and learning and family engagement in assessment and goal setting.*
By the end of this training, the learner will be able to:
- Identify strategies for effective communication with families.
- Identify and contemplate bias and explore anti-bias approaches that support working with children and families.
- Demonstrate an understanding of approaching parents as equal partners in learning.
- Give examples of strategies teachers can use to communicate with parents regarding challenging behaviors.
- Identify strategies to listen while withholding judgement about the new or unfamiliar
- Demonstrate understanding of developing strategies for involving parents in the child care setting.
- Recognize the importance and components of an effective parent questionnaire.
- Describe how to use the Strengthening Families Self-Assessment for program improvement.
- Identify common tools and strategies in completing a comprehensive family assessment.
- Recognize the importance of problem solving and conflict resolution strategies with community members and families
- Describe ways to communicate effectively with others.
- Criteria to earn CEUs:
- Certificates are awarded when the following criteria have been met by the learner:
- Class has been paid in full
- All material has been reviewed
- All review questions and final test have been completed with a passing score of 80% or higher.
- Learning Assessment Method:
- Learners will be assessed through questions after every section is completed. Learners will not be
allowed to proceed to the next section of the training until all questions have been answered correctly.
Learners will be presented with a final test composed of true/false and multiple choice questions.
Upon successful completion of the training, learners will receive their certificate by email.
- Learning Methodology:
- Online material will be presented in the form of slides,
accompanied with speech. Videos will be used to demonstrate ideas and concepts. Charts and tables
will be used for illustration.
- Logistics/Required Technology:
- A stable internet connection is required for the completion of this course. Users are highly encouraged to take their online course on Google Chrome on either a laptop or desktop computer. Speakers and/or headphones are also required to hear speech.
- Payment Policy:
- Payments need to be made in full. No refunds will be issued after starting the class.
- Proprietary or conflict of interest disclosure:
- Unless otherwise stated in the course description none of H & H subject matter experts and editor has any conflict or proprietary interests related to the material they prepared in this course.
- Support Services:
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You are purchasing a session of an online training that includes online assessments. Your certificate will be emailed to you once you pass the final exam with a passing grade of 80%.
Your certificate will bear the name you provided to us when you signed up. For support and questions regarding the material presented in this class please contact us at info@childcareed.com. Please consult our frequently asked questions page for other questions or feel free to contact us.
No prerequisites are required for the completion of this course.
