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Family Engagement and Empowerment: Fostering Partnerships in ECE (10 hours)
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10 Clock Hour of Early Childhood Education
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Family Engagement and Empowerment: Fostering Partnerships in ECE
🌟 Self-Paced Online Courses 🌟 Open Enrollment 🌟Complete Any Time of Day or Night 🌟
🌟 Mobile Friendly 🌟 Meets Instructor-Led Requirements 🌟
🌟 Mobile Friendly 🌟 Meets Instructor-Led Requirements 🌟
10 Clock Hours of Early Childhood Education
Course Synopsis:
The course highlights the need to provide children with a stable and secure environment—essential elements for their emotional well-being and cognitive development. We examine the impact of a child’s interaction with family members and educators on their social understanding, behavior, and the formation of their unique identity. This comprehensive exploration provides insights into the complex interplay of factors that influence a child’s developmental progress.
Adopting an inclusive and respectful approach, the course recognizes the diverse cultural backgrounds that families bring. We emphasize the necessity of establishing and maintaining reciprocal relationships with the families of our young learners. These relationships are not merely supportive; they form the foundation upon which a child’s growth and educational journey are built, underscoring the profound influence of family connections in shaping a child’s early interactions with the world.
Course Topics:
The course highlights the need to provide children with a stable and secure environment—essential elements for their emotional well-being and cognitive development. We examine the impact of a child’s interaction with family members and educators on their social understanding, behavior, and the formation of their unique identity. This comprehensive exploration provides insights into the complex interplay of factors that influence a child’s developmental progress.
Adopting an inclusive and respectful approach, the course recognizes the diverse cultural backgrounds that families bring. We emphasize the necessity of establishing and maintaining reciprocal relationships with the families of our young learners. These relationships are not merely supportive; they form the foundation upon which a child’s growth and educational journey are built, underscoring the profound influence of family connections in shaping a child’s early interactions with the world.
Course Topics:
- Defining the Family: This topic emphasizes the importance of respecting all family structures in building trust and supporting children in their development. It involves ensuring that all families are represented within the program and the learning environment, acknowledging and validating the diverse family experiences that children bring with them.
- Culture and Family Dynamics: Each family has its unique dynamics, including distinct communication styles, expectations for their children’s learning and behavior, and beliefs about the roles of educators and parents. These dynamics are often shaped by the family’s cultural background and personal experiences.
- Partnering with Families: Building partnerships requires consistent effort, open communication, and a deep understanding of each family’s unique dynamics. As an educator, your role extends beyond teaching; it involves being a listener, a guide, and a collaborator.
- Encouraging Family Engagement: Involving families in a meaningful way in an early childhood program requires thoughtful planning and consideration. The goal is to create a partnership with families that supports the child’s development and learning, respects each family’s unique circumstances, and values their contributions to the program.
- Communication with Families: Positive communication is perhaps the most powerful tool you have when interacting with families. It plays a pivotal role in informing, reassuring, and engaging families, thereby nurturing a strong partnership between staff and families.
- Empowering Parents: Families with a young child who has special needs will require substantial support from you and others involved in the program. Parents often seek guidance on when to be concerned about their child’s development and what resources are available if they suspect their child has special needs. To be an effective educator, you need to remember that children are children first, and that best practices for young children apply to all young children, regardless of their individual differences.
This is a 10 clock-hour course that is presented in English. The training method is online and self-paced, with instructor engagement. The training platform is mobile friendly, and most students will find that it works successfully on cell phones and tablets.
The information provided in this course is standard practice. Be sure to follow the specific regulations mandated by the state or county for your program.
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Reminder: Enrollment in this course expires in 12 months from the date of payment.
To view a full list of states approvals for clock-hour courses: Click Here for a PDF chart of our state approvals.
Reminder: Enrollment in this course expires in 12 months from the date of payment.
Technical Requirements
This training platform is user friendly and it is expected that the majority of students will find that their computers and mobile devices operate without any complications.
However, here are a few things to keep in mind:
Internet Explorer is no longer supported by Microsoft, and you WILL have issues if you use it to complete online training. Please use a different browser other than Internet Explorer.
Internet Explorer will not work to complete this course.
We have provided optional links below where you can download alternate browsers. All browsers are free to download and use on your computer.
However, here are a few things to keep in mind:
- A laptop or PC are recommended for completing online courses
- Most students are able to use mobile devices such as tablets and cell phones to complete courses. However, each device is different, and an individual's skill level with the device may determine their success with using a mobile device.
- Recommended internet browsers: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Opera are all acceptable browsers
- Slow internet speed may impact loading time
Internet Explorer is no longer supported by Microsoft, and you WILL have issues if you use it to complete online training. Please use a different browser other than Internet Explorer.
Internet Explorer will not work to complete this course.
We have provided optional links below where you can download alternate browsers. All browsers are free to download and use on your computer.
Terms of Use
Enrollment and Access to Training
Technical Requirements and Support
Cancellations and Refunds
Course Curriculum and Certificates
- You have access to online courses for 1 year from the date of payment.
- For immediate access to courses at the time of payment, enroll at our sister site www.myececlass.com.
- When enrolling on our home page at www.cdastars.com, the information to access the online course will be sent to the email address provided during enrollment hours.
- New Enrollments Are Set-Up During the Following Times:
Monday - Friday 7 am – 8 pm (PT)
Saturday & Sunday 8 am – 8 pm (PT)
Holidays 9 am – 8 pm (PT) - Registrations that are submitted at www.cdastars.com after enrollment hours will be processed the next morning. You will receive an email with information to access the course.
- Check your email for instructions to start the training. Click on the link in the email to access the course.
Technical Requirements and Support
- Internet access is required to complete our courses.
- Some students may find that they have to update their internet browser, this is most often the case when trying to use Internet Explorer. We recommend Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome for the best results. Our student support staff is happy to assist students with troubleshooting should you encounter technical issues, and will provide common suggestions for solving problems that occur when normal browser maintenance or application updates need to occur.
Cancellations and Refunds
- Cancellations and refunds requested within 72 hours after enrollment are available for courses/programs that have NOT been accessed.
- Refunds are not available after 72 hours from the date of payment.
- Refunds are not available for courses/programs that have been accessed.
- Once the student has logged in to the course, a refund is no longer available.
- Refunds and cancellations WILL be charged a 20% cancellation fee.
- After 72 hours from the time of purchase, the payment credit can be transferred to a different training or to a new student if the training was not started by the original student for up to 30 days after enrollment.
- To try out a course before purchasing, click here for a *free course*
Course Curriculum and Certificates
- Course curriculum is developed by Successful Solutions Training in Child Development Instructors
- This course is presented in English.
- Free preview of any course is available by registering for the course and clicking on the "Take a Look! Enroll Later" option
- Coursework is presented via a mobile friendly online training platform.
- There are no textbooks or materials to purchase, all course content is presented online.
- Fully automated courses keep track of your progress and resume to right where you left off.
- Progress through the courses is monitored by instructors and support staff. The courses include online instructor interaction and feedback via discussion boards and assignments.
- The student forum/discussion board allows learners and instructors to connect and collaborate about early learning topics presented in the course.
- We include a wealth of optional resource links for you to explore and further your knowledge about each topic.
- Certificates are provided by email upon successful completion of courses. Trainers will review coursework and send students feedback, as needed, regarding coursework and meeting learning outcomes.