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Involvement of Parents and Community

classroom material, help organise PTMs, send young children regularly and
punctually to the centres.
Notes • Preschools can organise a 'Fixed Monthly ECCE Day' at the ECCE centre
as suggested under the guidelines for fixed monthly ECCE day by the
Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India.This
Fixed Monthly ECCE Day will allow communication channels to open
between teacher and parents/community. Teachers and all others attached
to the ECCE centre can organise activities for advocacy, spread awareness
involvement of parents and community.

18.5.1 Key Features of Sound Partnerships between Early Childhood
Centres and Parents

Some of the key features are:
• Parents’ role in their child’s early education is acknowledged by the

teachers and other caregivers in the preschool;
• Recognition of the role played by parents in early education of their child
and their continued involvement is crucial to successful learning;
• Parents feel welcome in the preschool and there are opportunities for
collaboration among parents, teachers and children;

• Preschools provides access to information about their ECCE programme
to the parents in a variety of ways;

• Recognition of expertise of parents and other adults in the family, and this
expertise is used to support the learning opportunities provided within the
preschool;

• Parents contribute to, and are kept fully informed of their child’s progress
and growth;
• Parents and children feel secure in the new setting; and

• Opportunities for learning provided through parent conferences, parents
workshops, parents resource centre, etc.

ACTIVITY 18.1

Interview some parents who have children in ECCE centre/Preschool. Ask
them about their experiences with early education, their concerns and centre
practices they found helpful.

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