ECE 313 Family Partnership ECE 313 Collaboration with Parents & Community What is a Fam

ECE 313  Family Partnership  ECE 313 Collaboration with Parents & Community  What is a Family-Centered Approach?  The family centered approach is a way of working with families as a partnership to help them make informed decisions. It is to provide services that will engage, involve, strengthen, and support families. The family centered approach was developed for parent education and parent involvement, which are still prevalent in mainstream early care and education programs. These  programs assist parents in raising and educating their children. (Wardle, 2013)  Key Components of a Family-centered approach  The Key components of a family-centered approach includes collaboration between family members and community workers such as health care workers. Engaging with family members to set goals and make decisions. Working with families to ensure the safety and well- being of all families.