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Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 2000
Urges early childhood teachers to extend the curriculum into their work with children's families to improve parent partnerships and enhance relationships. Details three strategies for assessing how curriculum is integrated: (1) explore questions at the heart of the curriculum; (2) consider the ingredients of thoughtful curriculum planning; and (3)…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Parent Participation
Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 1999
This article presents strategies for improving relationships between child caregivers and families. Strategies include creating family-friendly environments, focusing on the family during phone calls and center tours, supplementing enrollment forms with pages for family books, inviting family members to share stories of their childhood, rethinking…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Family School Relationship, Parent Caregiver Relationship
Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 2001
Discusses how early childhood directors can effectively communicate their values and expectations to teachers and parents. Describes strategies for centering discussion with teachers on the value of childhood, including reclaiming the concept of indicators and setting expectations for joy in learning. Strategies for communicating with parents…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Early Childhood Education, Parent School Relationship, Preschool Teachers
Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 1998
Shares examples of how child care center directors dealt with homosexual bias issues in their centers. Suggests the following four strategies when strengthening antibias practices: use inclusive language and images in parent and staff orientations; examine personnel policies; use staff and parent meetings to explore myths, fears, and conflicting…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 2003
Discusses strategies for training responsive day care staff focused on the details of class activities and individual child development. Suggests that day care center directors model narrating the details of classroom observations, researching children's use of the environment, involving children in noticing details, and strengthening…
Descriptors: Administrators, Child Care Centers, Child Caregivers, Child Development
Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 2003
Discusses the meaning and benefits of collaboration and how to determine if a program's policies and standards reflect and reinforce the value of collaboration. Offers strategies for building and sustaining collaborative relationships with families and for supporting the collaborative efforts of teaching staff. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Early Childhood Education, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship
Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 1988
Examines the various communication phenomena operating between parents and preschool teachers and offers suggestions for enhancing teacher-parent communication skills. (RWB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Communication Skills, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Keyser, Janis; Carter, Margie; Hall, Ellen; Oleson, Vicki; Gambetti, Amelia – Child Care Information Exchange, 2001
Six articles discuss the relationship between parents and teachers: (1) "Creating Partnership with Families: Problem-Solving Through Communication" (Keyser); (2) "Changing Our Attitudes and Actions in Working With Families" (Hilliard and Pelo); (3) "Including Parents in the Process of Documentation" (Hall, Oleson, and Gambetti); (4) "Empowering…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Parent Empowerment, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Discusses five strategies that can enhance the communication among parents and early childhood educators: (1) Keep parents well informed about what is happening in the classroom; (2) help parents to introduce themselves in the classroom; (3) create dialog in newsletters and bulletins; (4) post questions rather than reports; and (5) disseminate…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Day Care Centers, Educational Attitudes
