FT073 - Working in Partnership with families - help me
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 6:44 pm
hi guys can u help me with this?
Read the scenario below and answer the related questions.
Whose needs are being met?
After completing a parent survey, management at the centre have identified the following issues:
i. parents would like operating hours to be extended to better cater to the needs of working parents (changing from 7.30am -5.30pm to 7am – 6pm)
ii. parents would like to see a more structured program for the four year olds who will be attending school next year
iii. parents would like formal reports prepared on each child’s progress.
Mai, the Director, presents the findings of the survey at a team meeting. The team see the outcome of the survey as a criticism of their work. There are a range of complaints levelled at parents as well as complaints about increasing the staff’s already demanding workload.
Mai suggests that everyone take some time to think about the outcome of the survey and suggests that the team meet again in one week.
During the week Mai has heard many rumblings for the team who continue to perceive the survey results in negative terms. By the time the next meeting arrives Mai is confronted with the following:
a. Several team members have called their union about possible changes to the roster. They argue that they have their own families to consider and are not receptive to starting earlier or finishing later.
b. Most of the team felt that parents should not ‘dictate’ the curriculum as they are not early childhood professionals. They felt that many parents didn’t appreciate the importance of play as a primary learning tool and that to compromise on this would be a direct threat to the team’s professional integrity.
c. The team feels that the current system of documentation – developmental records, narratives, goals and observations is sufficient and complain that formal reports will take too much time – there simply were not enough hours in the working day to complete written reports.
Devise a plan of action for Mai to address outcomes of the parent survey and the team members concerns.
i. In relation to extending opening hours:
ii. In relation to a more structured program for older preschoolers
iii. In relation to formal reports
Read the scenario below and answer the related questions.
Whose needs are being met?
After completing a parent survey, management at the centre have identified the following issues:
i. parents would like operating hours to be extended to better cater to the needs of working parents (changing from 7.30am -5.30pm to 7am – 6pm)
ii. parents would like to see a more structured program for the four year olds who will be attending school next year
iii. parents would like formal reports prepared on each child’s progress.
Mai, the Director, presents the findings of the survey at a team meeting. The team see the outcome of the survey as a criticism of their work. There are a range of complaints levelled at parents as well as complaints about increasing the staff’s already demanding workload.
Mai suggests that everyone take some time to think about the outcome of the survey and suggests that the team meet again in one week.
During the week Mai has heard many rumblings for the team who continue to perceive the survey results in negative terms. By the time the next meeting arrives Mai is confronted with the following:
a. Several team members have called their union about possible changes to the roster. They argue that they have their own families to consider and are not receptive to starting earlier or finishing later.
b. Most of the team felt that parents should not ‘dictate’ the curriculum as they are not early childhood professionals. They felt that many parents didn’t appreciate the importance of play as a primary learning tool and that to compromise on this would be a direct threat to the team’s professional integrity.
c. The team feels that the current system of documentation – developmental records, narratives, goals and observations is sufficient and complain that formal reports will take too much time – there simply were not enough hours in the working day to complete written reports.
Devise a plan of action for Mai to address outcomes of the parent survey and the team members concerns.
i. In relation to extending opening hours:
ii. In relation to a more structured program for older preschoolers
iii. In relation to formal reports
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