I am director and teacher at a small, private, 1/2 day preschool. As I work to transition our preschool into more developmentally appropriate practices, what are some good ways to inform parents of the changes? Currently there are lots of cookie cutter crafts and only 20-25 minutes free choice play, to name only a couple of things. Next year we'll transition to HighScope curriculum (currently have no "formal" curriculum), arrange our rooms to be more in alignment with ECERS, and have an hour of free choice centers time.
How can I best inform my parents of what is DAP? I have parents who don't know, or won't understand, why we're moving away from "the way it's always been at our preschool."
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Holly Randell
Ankeny IA
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