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There are so many ways to welcome and involve families in your home-based family child care. some possibilities.  Share how you are currently involving families in your classroom and think of future participation opportunities. Share your responses with your trainer, coach or family child care administrator.  For additional ideas look at the suggested responses.

1. What activities are families invited to attend?

   Group Play-dates

   Plays

   Field Trips

   Family nights

   Family breakfasts

   Special events

    
2. How do you make families feel like a part of your program?

   Posting family photographs in the home

   Including children’s books about families

   Calling family members by name

   Asking them to volunteer in program activities

    
3. How do you get families involved in your program?

   Art:
   Encouraging families to work on a simple art project

   Music:
   Inviting families in to share play music with children
   Encouraging family to share music from their culture

   Cooking:
   Asking families for recipes to create a program cookbook
   Allow parents to help prepare a snack with children

   Outdoors:
   Creating family field day at a park

    
4. What opportunities do families in your program have to participate in other program activities?

   Large group meetings

   Family nights

   Family councils in the community

    
5. What parent education programs does your local community offer?

   Language classes

   Nutrition course

    
6. What family resources do you offer?

   Local school information and resources

   Service specific military information for families