How Does Your Daycare Communicate With You?

[Jazzii]

Thought this would be fun to bump.

One of the things I love about my job is that I talk to my parents daily. I would agree that daily sheets aren't the greatest and they definitely are a pain, I fill them out for specific parents. Usually a conversation suffices.

A lot about curriculum goes out in our monthly newsletters, and if parents have specific questions we encourage them to ask.

We have tri-yearly conferences and more if necessary. Our kids do journals, sensory, etc. And we use these tools for assessment

[CityGarden]

this is a very old thread.....

[Jazzii]

this is a very old thread.....

I know, I intentionally bumped

[Blackcat31]

I know, I intentionally bumped

You are always welcome to create a new thread, even if it's an old topic.

Sometimes resurrecting old threads is beneficial and other times, not so much.....depends on the content I suppose.

But like I said above....don't hesitate to start a new thread about ANY topic you wish to talk about...even if there are hundreds of other threads already posted about it.

[happymom]

I have two children in a child care center. My 4 year old is sent home with a 1/3rd sheet of paper each day that shows how he ate (none, some, most, all) at meals/snacks, his nap including when he fell asleep and when he woke up, and whichever activity they did that day. It also has a behavior tracker and says if he had a good day. I always look at his report but it's usually redundant. I use it mostly to find out how well he went down for his nap (he gets a special reward for behaving well at nap time).

I usually talk to the same teacher when I have questions about how he is doing. She's not his main teacher but she's good at communicating with me. He's 4, so he and I can talk about his day.

My infant also has a 1/3rd sheet of paper that shows his diaper changes, bottles, solids and naps. It also has a place for them to write his mood. His teachers are a lot more available and easy to talk to than my 4 year old's. I also usually drop off and pick up with the same teacher which makes communication a lot easier.