Child Care Resource & Referral

Communicating with Parents

• Phone Screenings
• Initial Visits With Families
• Your Parent Handbook
• Transitions Into Child Care
• Daily Communication
• Discussing Difficult Issues
• Parent- Provider Conferences

From your initial visit with parents and children, to your final good-bye as children move on to other schools or programs, the way that you communicate with parents plays an important role in how you develop and maintain these important relationships over time.