Parent Activities to Promote Child Learning and Development

POLICY:

NOCAC Child Development promotes shared responsibility with parents/families for their child’s early learning and development and offers them engagement opportunities to help build their confidence.

PROCEDURES:

1. NOCAC Child Development provides activities and information for families to support parent-child relationships involving a child’s development, the importance of regular attendance and child development with language, dual language, literacy, and bi-literacy through:
   1. Family Orientation/Open House
   2. Home Visits (Teachers and Family Advocates)
   3. Parent-Teacher Conferences
   4. Community Events
   5. Reading is FUNdemental Week
   6. Field Trips
   7. Classroom Activities
   8. Family Interest Surveys
   9. In-Kind
   10. Agency and classroom newsletters
   11. Assessment and identification of strengths
   12. Volunteering
   13. Bag Tags
   14. Family Fun Nights
   15. “Bring Your…” to school
   16. Parent Committee Association Meetings
   17. Policy Council
   18. Family Picnics
   19. Conscious Discipline for Families
   20. and more
2. NOCAC Child Development will provide at a minimum the following training opportunities and/or information to families either directly or through referral to local community partners:
   1. Family Literacy
   2. Parenting Skills – recognize parents as their child’s primary teacher and nurturer
   3. Substance Abuse Counseling
   4. Basic Child Development
   5. Assistance in developing literacy and communication skills
   6. Health services
   7. Opportunities to share experiences with other parents (including parent-mentor relationships)
   8. The benefits of parental involvement
   9. Conscious Discipline for Families
      1. A researched based parenting curriculum.  This curriculum offers families the opportunity to practice parenting skills that promotes a child’s learning and development.
   10. Any other activity designed to help parents become full partners in the education of their children.
3. NOCAC Child Development promotes the continued involvement of parents in the education of their children as they transition into kindergarten, by working with the local education agencies to provide:
   1. Parent rights and responsibilities concerning the education of their children
   2. Enable parents to
      1. Understand and work with schools in order to communicate with teachers and other school personnel.
      2. Support the school work of their children.
      3. Participate as appropriate in decisions relating to the education of their children.
4. When feasible, trainings and other materials will be provided in the family’s home language.

Forms and Additional Guidance: