Course Description

Relationships may well be the most important component in a quality infant and toddler program. Giving careful consideration and planning to optimize responsive relationships through primary-caregiving assignment benefits children, families and caregivers by allowing relationships that are more in-tune with infants' unique needs.

Contributed by Canadian Child Care Federation

Course curriculum

    1. Foreword

    2. Primary Caregiving: Relationship Based, Family-Centred Practice

    3. The Attachment Relationship of the Child and Caregiver

    4. Fostering Relationships With Families

    5. The Pilot Project

    6. Perceptions of the Primary Caregivers

    7. Parents' Response to Primary Caregiving

    8. Potential Benefits of Primary Caregiving

    9. Primary Caregiving as an Indicator of Quality Child Care

    10. Reflection: From Research to Practice

    11. References

    1. Self-Assessment

    2. Module summary

    1. Primary Care

About this course

  • $20.00
  • 14 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

Reviews

5 star rating

Brenda Archibald

Parents appeared to feel that having a familiar caregiver helped to make drop off time calmer and less stressful for child as well as them. The information w...

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Parents appeared to feel that having a familiar caregiver helped to make drop off time calmer and less stressful for child as well as them. The information was an interesting read as a primary caregiver the benefits listed were very supportive. For first time parents using childcare this method could possibly help them build a supportive connection with the program.

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Primary Caregiving: Relationship Based, Family Centered P...

Dinesha De Silva

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Primary caregiving

kashmira patel

It was very interesting reading Some of facts & research about infant children. The video was very inspiring!

It was very interesting reading Some of facts & research about infant children. The video was very inspiring!

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Quality child care

Sujin Kim

Thank you for letting me know what is quality child care.

Thank you for letting me know what is quality child care.

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Michelle Stamp

This module strengthened my belief that the Primary Caregiver system is the best choice for children in childcare.

This module strengthened my belief that the Primary Caregiver system is the best choice for children in childcare.

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Misty Wilson

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Chrystal Langor

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Reflects what is in content of workshop

Kim Murray-Chapman

Very easy to read and examples were helpful. Great data on pilot project and outcomes. Primary caregivers are an important part of a child's life so they bec...

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Very easy to read and examples were helpful. Great data on pilot project and outcomes. Primary caregivers are an important part of a child's life so they become better citizens in future.

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The title was descriptive of the main idea of the text.

Hilmiye Balkan Furlani

It was easy to read, informative and clear ideas about the pilot project . Primary caregiver is key for infants and toddlers.

It was easy to read, informative and clear ideas about the pilot project . Primary caregiver is key for infants and toddlers.

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