NIOS Class 12 Early Childhood Care and Education Chapter 18 Involvement of Parents and Community

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Involvement of Parents and Community

Chapter: 18

INTEXT QUESTIONS 18.1

1. State whether the following statements are true or false: 

(a) Children can only benefit when each partner-parents, teacher and community talk and listen to each other. 

Ans: True.

(b) Parents of high income families do not find ECE necessary for three to six year old children. 

Ans: False.

(c) Most parents who send their children to ECCE centres have different ideas about the purpose and importance of early childhood education. 

Ans: True.

(d) It is not important for preschool and primary teachers to guide and educate the community and parents.

Ans: False.

(e) The National Policy on ECCE (2013) recognises that young children are best cared for in their family environment.

Ans: True.

INTEXT QUESTIONS 18.2

Fill in the blanks: 

(a) For parents to be involved in their children’s education, they need to be seen as ________________.

Ans: Partners.

(b) Effective partnerships with family and ________________ are characterised by mutual trust and respect for each other. 

Ans: Community.

(c) Children’s development would be optimised when there is a linkage between the home and ________________ in terms of experiences and expectations. 

Ans: Early childhood care and education centre.

(d) A quality preschool setting should provide opportunities for parents to visit the setting, observe activities and provide ______________.

Ans: Feedback.

(e) The role of a teacher is to build on the knowledge and to encourage parents to work with the ______________ in the best interest of each child. 

Ans: Preschool/ ECCE centre.

(f) ____________ are best able to rear children when they are adequately informed about work of the preschool/ECCE centre.

Ans: Families/parents.

INTEXT QUESTION 18.3

1. List any eight activities which can be organised to involve parents and community in the functioning of an ECCE centre/preschool.

Ans: (a) Celebration of cultural programme.

(b) Workshop on ECCE issues and concerns.

(c) Celebrating a Bal Mela/local festival.

(d) Collection of local series and rhymes.

(e) Exhibition of children’s art work.

(f) Celebration of sports day.

(g) Parent as a storyteller in the classroom.

(h) Presenting drama on ECCE for Community.

Terminal Exercises

1. What is the need and importance of parents and community awareness in ECCE?

Ans: It is not only the parents but other family and community members who share the responsibility of caregiving. Looking after the well-being of children is equally important at home, as compared to preschool.

Parental involvement in a quality ECCE programme helps the community members understand that a child deserves to live in a healthy and happy family environment. Bonding between teacher and parents is critical in strengthening the school and community environments which ultimately enables teachers and parents to encourage their children’s educational process. 

In a quality ECCE programme, the families take part in programme planning and monitoring and therefore, they are not only recipients of information but are full partners in the implementation of the ECCE programme. All the above can be achieved through parental education, training and family support programmes.

2. Explain any five benefits of parents’ participation in ECCE programme.

Ans: Children Benefit When:

(i) Teachers understand and respect the family regardless of family structure, religious beliefs, languages spoken at home, socio-economic status and educational level of family members.

(ii) There is a link between home and the ECCE centre/preschool.

(iii) Parents provide appropriate and correct information to teachers, who are able to tell parents about what and how children are learning, what progress they have made and what the teachers might do to support their children for further learning.

(iv) Parents and family members reach out to them and encourage them to participate preschool activities.

(v) Parents update teachers about any significant changes in the child’s home environment that may hinder their children’s learning such as, arrival of sibling, moving to a new house, separation of parents, abuse, death in the family and so on.