From Parents to Partners: Building a Family-Centered Early Childhood Program

Build collaborative partnerships with families to help the whole family thrive. This book explores the reasons and methods for developing cooperative partnerships, along with tools and strategies to help build the support network for family-centered care. The new edition includes information on how to:

-Use technology to increase the effectiveness of communication with families
-Interact with a more diverse population
-Build your program for continued success.

This book offers a theoretical background on why it is important to talk with families and how to efficiently and effectively communicate observations and reflections. Overcome common challenges, and create more avenues to include families in your program.

Janis Keyser is a teacher, parent educator, program director, and speaker specializing in early childhood and family development. She currently teaches in the early childhood education department at Cabrillo College in California, and has been conducting workshops for parents and teachers for more than thirty-five years. Keyser has a masters degree in human development from Pacific Oaks College. She is the coauthor of Becoming the Parent You Want to Be.

• Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves (Naeyc)
• Spotlight on Young Children and Families (Spotlight on Young Children series)
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8
• The Intentional Teacher: Choosing the Best Strategies for Young Children's Learning
• Home, School, and Community Collaboration: Culturally Responsive Family Engagement
• The Essentials: Supporting Young Children with Disabilities in the Classroom (The Essentials Series)
• Creating Welcoming Schools: A Practical Guide to Home-School Partners with Diverse Families
• 50 Strategies for Communicating and Working with Diverse Families (3rd Edition) (Practical Resources in ECE)
• The Essential Conversation: What Parents and Teachers Can Learn from Each Other
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Focus on Preschoolers (DAP Focus Series)