Family
Families are valued for their family traditions, their commitment to work, home and community, for their dreams for their children and for their unique individuality, their commitment to high quality early education and their commitment to a nurturing environment for their children. Staff should greet each parent daily and encourage their involvement in the program through parent/child activities, field trips, visits, contributions to theme boxes, their observations of child progress, newsletter information, the daily journal and parent/teacher conferences. Parents are regarded as a child’s first teacher and therefore a partner with you in their development. 
Parents are welcome to visit your class (their child) at any time. If a parent wants to visit during a child’s adjustment period and you feel the visit may be hard on the child, communicate your concerns and see if you can come to a mutually agreeable time before parental visits take place. Many times parents just don’t realize how hard it can be on a child’s emotions when they appear for a visit before the child feels secure and bonded with you. Pointing this out in most cases will be met with agreement. However, if a parent insists on visiting, it is their right. Always communicate to the parents what is going on in your classroom in regards to activities, projects, guests, new student workers, etc.
