Parental Involvement

One of our goals is to join parents more thoughtfully into the child care setting. We chose this picture because JL's dad maintains a daily ritual that is very important to J. Each morning they share an intimate exchange before dad leaves. J will engage dad with something from the daycare setting (book or toy) and they spend anywhere from 10-20 minutes together, usually on the floor. Other parents have developed their own transitional exchange each day, and we respect and value that time. Some children fare better with a short drop-off period and we respect that as well. Child care is about shared responsibility and mutual trust that is built over time through interactions between parents, children and care givers.