CC001 Work Product
This Assignment is a Work Product in which you will take on the role of an early childhood professional at an early childhood center who is asked to analyze the center’s current plan for family and community engagement. You will analyze the current plan and make recommendations to improve upon the current family and community engagement plan.
Each part of this assignment should:
1. Use the Assignment documents and video as required.
2. Reflect the criteria provided in the Rubric.
3. Adhere to the required assignment length.
4. Use the APA course paper template available here . All submissions must follow the conventions of scholarly writing. Properly formatted APA citations and references must be provided where appropriate.
Access the following to complete this Assignment:
1. Video: Parent-teacher interaction at pick-up time
2. Video: Interviews with colleagues about parent involvement
3. Document: Little Steps Newsletter
4. Document: Transcription from a home visit
5. Website: The Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework
6. Website: The NAEYC Principles of Effective Practice
Work Product Assignment
Part 1: Family and Community Engagement Analysis
Imagine you are walking down the hallway one day and encounter one of the kindergarten teachers, Ms. Shannon, speaking with a parent during pick-up time, as shown in this video. Many families have expressed concerns about the activities that their children partake in while they are at Little Steps Early Childhood Care Center. These parents say that their children seem to be playing a lot more than learning. Imagine the early childhood professionals interviewed in this video are your colleagues at Little Steps Early Childhood Care Center. This video shows how they have responded to the families’ concerns.
Using the information from the videos, the Little Steps Newsletter, and the transcription from a home visit, write a three-page response that describes how the center’s policies and practices either align with or need improvement in order to align with the NAEYC Principles of Effective Practice Website. At least 3pages of information is to be done and citate and list all references on separate sheet.
Part 2: Recommendations for Improving Family and Community Engagement
In a three- to five-page response, describe at least three culturally responsive strategies that Little Steps Early Childhood Care Center can implement to engage families and communities. In your response, explain how utilizing The Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework, and NAEYC Principles of Effective Practice, can foster family and community engagement. At least 3pages of information is to be done and citate and list all references on separate sheet.