The Preschool Learning Alliance

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The Pre-school Learning Alliance
Involving Parents growing volunteers
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Involving Parents
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Involving Parents Why Involve parents? Benefits
for parents Children Communities

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Involving Parents

• AS PARTNERS IN THEIR CHILDS LEARNING
• The Early Years Foundation Stage requires
  pre-schools to work in partnership with parents
• case studies suggest that where a special
  relationship in terms of shared educational aims
  has been developed with parents and pedagogic
  efforts are made at home to support children,
  sound learning can take place
• .the most effective settings share child
  related information between parents and staff
• ..Your equal opportunities statement should
  include a commitment to work in partnership with
  parents and other agencies (EYFS)

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• Involving Parents
• AS VOLUNTEERS IN THE SETTING
• Recruiting parents
• Induction and settling in
• Working as part of the team
• Birchwood
• Elsecar

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Involving Parents As Members of Parent
Forums Every Parent Matters Involving parents
in the life of the setting Getting parents views
regarding service delivery

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Involving Parents AS COMMITTEE MEMBERS Recruitin
g Strategies the AGM Induction handover pack,
doorstep training Working as a team member
getting help, network meetings Moving
onto County/branch committees

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Involving Parents

• Research Outcomes show the benefits for adults
  involved in community groups are wide-ranging
  (McGivney 1999)
• New Social contacts
• New activities tried with children at home
• Involvement in local schools
• Co-operative and self-help activities with other
  parents
• Participation in education and training
• Membership of other local groups/organisations
• Community activism (bringing about local changes)
• Found a job would not have previously thought
  could do