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Home-based childcare

1 (a ) Explain how you exchange information with parents

Childminders can exchange information with parents in various ways . One can be thru setting up meetings . It can be on a daily or weekly basis depending on the agreement with the parents . Another is by having a logbook of communication . In this logbook , parents and childminders can read or review thru the notes of activities done for each day . It can also serve as a message board for parents and childminders should they not have enough time to discuss matters on a daily basis

p According to the study made by the National Development Plan , `a childminder offers a home based childcare to one child or small group of children . Childminders provide a professional service where children are treated with respect and are shown love , affection , security and friendship . The professional roles of a childminder are the following to consider participating in child care training at every opportunity which will give greater self confidence in skills and the service provided to have a professional approach to working in partnership with parents to provide activities and play opportunities that contribute to the individual child 's experiences , learning and development to provide equality of opportunity for all children to be aware that some children may have special needs and work in partnership with parents to ensure that each child 's individual needs are supported

It is very important to remember for a childminding support that the parents have the authority on how their child should be reared . The childminder 's purpose or objective is to align the child rearing with the parents ' discipline methods . However , some parents may need credible sources for proper child care . As a childminder , one is equipped with proper training on child care and has extensive experience and knowledge on references for child care . Thus , the method of exchange of information with parents should be tailor fit with the parent 's preference and the child 's individual needs . Parents have the authority to provide a list of preference on their child 's welfare

However , childminders can suggest on better methods but should provide additional references to help the parents understand its cause . Some of these are : talking to parents about the `normal ' course of child development- what is reasonable to expect and when - while emphasizing that every child develops at their own time giving parents information about what their child has done with you , so that they can see that it is possible to provide their child with new experiences and activities (b )Explain the importance of maintaining a businesslike relationship with parents through the use of a contract

Childminding is still a business . And like any other business transactions , contracts are necessary for child minders and parents Although , the relationship has a fine line between personal and business transactions , nannies should still have a contract of agreement on the service being provided to parents . Home-based childcare is still a business relationship where a parent is catering to a service...

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