Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of working collaboratively with all children, adult peers, and families.
Our page focuses on the importance of collaboration in early childhood education and child care. We highlight the value of working with children, adult peers, and families to create a supportive community. Understanding the complex characteristics of families and communities is essential for childcare professionals.Trainings incorporating this outcome
Proficiency Level
120 hours courses
12 CEUsRelated Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the value and importance of complex characteristics of children’s families and communities
- The childcare professional will demonstrate an understanding of the value and importance of complex characteristics of children’s families and communities
- Demonstrate understanding of the importance of collaboration with other professionals.
- Recognize the importance of a positive and respectful attitude in working with all children and their families.
- Recognize the importance of demonstrating respect for all diversity and providing activities that reflect a welcoming environment for all children, youth and families, regardless of culture, language, or religion, or strengths, talents, and abilities.
- Recognize the importance of demonstrating respect for the diversity of all children and youth and families’ culture, language, and religion in all interactions (anti-bias and cultural responsiveness techniques).
- Demonstrates understanding of early intervention and its importance
- Demonstrate understanding of children's general knowledge that supports emerging math skills
- Demonstrate understanding the major milestones, typical behaviors and learning processes of children birth to 13 years of age
- Demonstrate an understanding of the physical, emotional, and motor development in children five to twelve years of age
- Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate supervision for all children’s activities.
- Demonstrate understanding of the importance of predictable and consistent care.
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