I have chosen Family Child Care as my life long profession. Watching each child grow and develop to his fullest potential and being involved as a part of this growing process makes my chosen profession very rewarding.
It takes hard work and dedication to be good at what I do. I strive for understanding, patience and love in teaching and caring for children. I am successful only with the support of the parents who entrust their children to me.
Parents and myself, must be able to work together to make the child's time in my home as calm and happy as possible. The basis on which we, provider and parent, must work together is TRUST. Without it, neither of us can be happy. It is essential that we discuss our differences and our problems, and that we also share our successes and achievements.
Only with effective communication can we as parent(s) and provider ensure that each child has the opportunity to grow in a warm, loving and nurturing environment.
Obviously, parenting methods differ from family to family. Some things, which work between parent and child at home, are inappropriate in the childcare setting. I do not assume that I can meet every family's childcare needs. Sometimes the chemistry between the children just isn't right or, the parent(s) and provider may be unable to establish a good working relationship, or values brought to the childcare may differ too much to make things workable. However, if we must disagree, let's work together towards a solution that is in the child's best interest. Let us be supportive of each other.
