Questions Concerning Continuity Between Child Care and Home

Questions Concerning Continuity Between Child Care and Home
photo by: Dan Gordon
By J. Gonzalez-Mena
Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall

How much should the early care and education program reflect the methods, approaches, and values of the parents? If special needs are involved, should there be continuity between what goes on at home and what happens in the child care program? When what happens at home is different from what happens at the center, the two settings may provide a balance. For example, if the family loves taking care of a child who can do very little for herself, the program can provide more opportunities for the child to try out self-help skills. In such a situation, teaching the self-help skills has to be done skillfully and sensitively if the child is to feel safe and secure away from those who constantly do everything for her.

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