Positive Parenting and Family Engagement

Early care and education providers support families

Early care and education (ECE) providers are sources of nurturing care that enable children to feel safe and protected when away from their parents. By caring for children, ECE providers help support parents who are working to provide for their family. In their role as nurturers, ECE providers often feel like part of the child’s extended family. As a trusted professional, ECE providers can engage families and provide tips on positive parenting. ECE providers and parents can work together to support and improve the learning, development, and health of children.

Learn about resources to support positive parenting and family engagement in your ECE program.

• Essentials for Parenting
• Positive Parenting Tips
• Parent Information
• Promoting Parent Engagement: Information for Teachers and Other School Staff
• Family Interaction Training – Information for Early Childhood Professionals Working with Families