The Importance Of Communication In Childcare

Families are an important part of our childcare program so it’s imperative that we build positive relationships with them. By allowing and encouraging parents to drop by during the day unannounced, we can build trust and opportunities to have the families involved with our program. We need to use communication, allow the families to volunteer and serve as advocates for the children and let them serve on our board.

Lastly, we can share valuable information with our families about their children, the program itself and the resources that we have available for them. Some examples might be everyday information on the development of their child’s and the activities they participated in during the day. By holding regular conferences on the child’s progress and hosting events that show off their child’s work. When hosting these kinds of social events, we are able to engage our families in friendly conversations not only with the staff but with other families. Also, we can post and have on hand educational information for the …show more content…
By communicating and showing them we are compassionate and open to others opinions we can then start making decisions on how to handle the situation. At the same time we need to show respect and show them that we truly care by listening to their concerns and suggestions. We need to be supportive and show we understand where they are coming from and what they are looking for, By us building good communication skills it will help us build stronger relationships with those who we work with and anyone around us. I think brain storming is one of the best techniques ever without it I know I could not do it alone. Whenever a situation or a problem arises I am always looking for input from others before I try to solve the problem. I then make sure I have research to help back up anything that I have to say, since I was to be supportive and as accurate as I can