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This paper describes why family support is essential, given current social and economic trends, and stresses the need to bridge child care and family support. The author underscores the need for accessible family support training curricula that can be adapted to audiences of child care providers.

About this Series
The Families Matter series discusses families in the context of child care, family support, and diversity.  It describes why family support is essential as well as areas of practice through which providers can develop the knowledge and skills to partner with families.  It also discusses ways of working with children and families from diverse backgrounds, and focuses on the importance of provider training to raise program quality.

$7.00 . 25 Pages.

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