Parent Responsibilities

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS A PRE-K / HEAD START & EARLY HEAD START PARENT

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. To learn as much as possible about the program and to take part in major

policy decisions. To accept Pre-K/Head Start and Early Head Start programs as an opportunity through which you can improve your life and children’s

lives. Take part in the classroom as an observer, a volunteer worker or a paid employee, and to contribute your services in whatever way you can

toward enrichment of the total program. To provide parent leadership by taking part in Committee Meetings, to explain the program to other parents and encourage their full

participation. To welcome teachers and staff into your home to discuss ways in which you can help your child’s development at home in relation to school

experience. To work with teachers and staff in a cooperative way. To guide your child with firmness, which is both loving and protective. To offer constructive criticism of the program, to defend it against

unfair criticism and to share in evaluating it. To take advantage of programs services designed to increase your knowledge about child development and skills in areas for potential employment.

10. To become involved in community programs which help to improve health education and recreation for all.