Demonstrate an understanding of the value and importance of complex characteristics of children’s families and communities
Our childcare professionals understand the value and importance of complex characteristics of children's families and communities. By acknowledging and embracing these diverse backgrounds, we create an inclusive environment that promotes optimal early childhood education and care. Explore our child care centers to experience the transformative power of understanding and supporting each child's unique family and community background.Trainings incorporating this outcome
Proficiency Level
120 hours courses
12 CEUs5 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Demonstrate and understand the importance of maintaining and developing professional and respectful relationships with parents, staff, community, and other stakeholders.
- Recognize the importance of demonstrating respect for all diversity and providing activities that reflect a welcoming environment for all children, youth and families, regardless of culture, language, or religion, or strengths, talents, and abilities.
- Recognize the importance of demonstrating respect for the diversity of all children and youth and families’ culture, language, and religion in all interactions (anti-bias and cultural responsiveness techniques).
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of schedules and consistency in a child care environment.
- Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate supervision for all children’s activities.
- Demonstrate understanding of children's general knowledge that supports emerging math skills
- Recognize the importance of providing activities that reflect a welcoming environment for all children, youth and families, regardless of culture, language, or religion, or strengths, talents, and abilities.
- Demonstrate understanding of the importance of parent/caregiver relationship
- Demonstrate an understanding of the information that should be communicated regularly with staff, parents, and the community
- Demonstrate understanding the major milestones, typical behaviors and learning processes of children birth to 13 years of age
- Demonstrate an understanding of how the community in which a child lives influences development
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