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Cultivating a Culture of Creativity
Sharon Carver, Maggie Lane Rosenblum
Creating a culture of creativity begins with individuals having a spirit of spontaneity that delights others and creates laughter. A strong feeling of collaboration and camaraderie among your staff can make the crucial difference between…
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Family Partnerships
Linda Whitehead
It is crucial to treat parents as competent people who know their children best. Partnerships can be wonderful, creative relationships with the goal of providing the most finely woven experience for each child and for their family.
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Connecting Children to Their Cultures and Communities
Some specific ideas of connecting children to their communities and cultures.
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Building Connections with Families
Jennifer Fiechtner
Three ways to build connections that benefit families, children, teachers, and childcare programs alike.
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Building Relationships with New Families:
Margaret Banks
Now that they’ve chosen your facility, parents have a vested interest in the center and want to feel comfortable and welcomed.
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Building Relationships with New Families:
Margaret Banks
How do you keep families informed of their child's progress? How do you include them in what is happening in the classroom and school community?
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Establishing a Relationship with New Families
Margaret Banks, Kay Albrecht
What makes a center "feel right" for parents? The first impression of your center makes a big impact.
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A Letter to Families and Friends of the Children in Room 13
Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld
A playful letter that powerfully describes the learning that happens in a play-based classroom.
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Put Away the Screens and Play Together!
Diane Levin, Blakely Bundy
TRUCE Family Play Plans for Summer
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The Power of Parents
Janet DesGeorges
For many parents, becoming an effective advocate for their child may not occur naturally but is something that is learned over time and modeled by other parents and the professionals that serve them.
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Walking the Talk of Collaboration
Margie Carter
How does collaboration take hold and what does it look like, especially in the everyday life of an early childhood program?
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Supporting Language Development 
Jennifer Fiechtner
Teachers play a key role in a child's language and vocabulary development.