Chapter 1 focuses on the family-centered approach to early childhood education, highlighting the importance- of the partnership between the family, the early childhood program, and the community to maximize a child’s development and learning.  You will create a one page to two page fact sheet (not including title and reference pages) you can provide to the families in your program that explains the values and challenges of a family-centered approach.

The content on your fact sheet should”

a.  Summarize the components of a family centered approach.

b.  Describe five benefits of a family-centered approach.

C.  Describe two potential obstacles to overcome in a family-centered approach.

D.  Recommend two strategies to overcome obstacles and enlist the support of parents.

In addition to the required content, please be creative with your fact sheet.  Keep in mind that this is a resource to be used in the classroom, so make it parent friendly and engaging.  You may wish to add visuals and pictures.  Be sure to also use at least one scholarly source in addition to the text to support the ideas, and cite all references in APA format.

My text is Collaboration with Families and Communities, Francis Wardle, PH.D Red Rocks Community College and University of Phoenix Bridgepoint Education, Inc. Copywright 2013 Please make sure that you write the text source in APA style.