Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education

Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education

Parents play a crucial role in the Early Years development of their child and positive involvement from parents can make a lasting impact on a child’s learning experience. Some of a child’s most important developments take place during the preschool years. By playing an active role in early childhood education, parents can help ensure that their child is receiving the support they need to reach their full potential.

Children are the foundation of sustainable development and the early years of life are crucial for their physical, cognitive and social and emotional development. Parental involvement in early childhood education creates a partnership and connection between the school and home environment. This connection is a key component of a child’s development and further supports their learning.Young children need the support from a caregiver and from the parents, so that they feel secure within the preschool environment.

One of the most difficult challenges for early childhood educators is figuring out how to better engage parents in their child’s learning. By establishing good lines of communication between your center and parents and making continuous efforts to involve parents as partners in their child’s learning, we begin to pave a positive road.

Here are some of the ways to encourage parental involvement with in a setting:

Invite parents to open houses to learn more about the nursery leadership team, the staff and the nursery’s values.

When families feel comfortable with the leaders and educators, this helps them feel at ease, ultimately making them more likely to be involved.

Allow parents to visit their child’s classroom