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ECFE<br />
EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILY EDUCATION<br />
Come for your CHILD...<br />
STAY FOR YOURSELF!<br />
It’s for you and your young children<br />
- birth to before kindergarten.<br />
ECFE offers high quality learning activities for you<br />
and your children, helps children grow and develop,<br />
enriches family life, and provides information and<br />
support for your important role as a parent!<br />
What happens when we come to ECFE<br />
parent/child activities?<br />
Staff will greet you and the room will be set up with activities.<br />
All ECFE instructing staff have, at minimum, a four year<br />
degree plus teaching licensure in Parent Education, Early<br />
Childhood Education or Early Childhood Family Education.<br />
Usually there are three parts to the sessions: Time together<br />
for parents and children, parent discussion time, and<br />
children’s activity and exploration time.<br />
What are the rooms like?<br />
The ECFE rooms are set up for young children with childsized<br />
furniture, toys and materials that are appealing to kids!<br />
We have one room set up just for infants - 2 years, others for<br />
a variety of ages up to 5 years.<br />
What are the activities?<br />
Activities will be set up in the room. You and your child can<br />
choose what you want to try. Some activities like painting<br />
become weekly favorites. We encourage you to “take your<br />
child’s lead” and enjoy the special time together. At times we<br />
will do group activities with all parents and children. Usually<br />
there’s a time when the ECFE staff have all the parents and<br />
children together in order to get acquainted. There will be<br />
a variety of activities depending on the age of the children.<br />
For older children there will be stories, songs, fingerplays.<br />
In some classes parents will “step back” and watch the<br />
children’s learning in action.<br />
What happens during parent discussion time?<br />
While your child participates in the children’s time in the<br />
ECFE classroom with the Early Childhood Educator, you’ll<br />
meet with parents and the ECFE Parent Educator. Parent<br />
discussion will be in the children’s room for parents with<br />
young children; it will be in another room for parents with<br />
older children. It’s a comfortable situation where you’ll be able<br />
to talk about the joys and concerns of being a parent. You’ll<br />
be able to take time to look at and consider many ideas.<br />
Often parents say this is one of their most important times<br />
during the week. Research tells us that getting information<br />
and support for our role as parents is one of the most<br />
important things we can do for ourselves and our children!<br />
What happens during the children’s time and<br />
how will parents be involved?<br />
The children participate in activities in the classroom while<br />
moms, dads or caregivers participate in the discussion. The<br />
Early Childhood Educator prepares the room and activities<br />
gauged for the children’s ages. Both teacher lead and child<br />
initiated activities are planned. In some classes parents take<br />
turns working with the teacher in the classroom. This provides<br />
an opportunity for parents to observe children’s time and<br />
how their child responds. It also provides an opportunity to<br />
learn more about children’s development and behavior. It’s a<br />
chance to get involved and have fun!<br />
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