Letter

As an ECEC provider, you will develop a new parent welcome letter for a specific age group (0-6, 7-12, 13-18, or 19-24 months). After reading the article Promoting Children's Social and Emotional Development through Preschool Education (http://nieer.org/resources/policy reports/report7.pdf), create a letter that explains your beliefs about social and emotional development and how you will provide guidance to these infants and toddlers. The letter should include:

• The target age group (choose one age group 0-6, 7-12, 13-18, or 19-24 months).
• Your daily procedures, including a daily schedule that showcases activities designed to provide infants and toddlers opportunities to acquire developmentally appropriate social and emotional skills.
• The perceived benefits of your program on the child’s social, emotional, and academic development.
• The long term benefits of high quality ECEC.
• The safety features of your center.
• The child: infant/toddler ratio.

Please ensure the assignment is at least 250 words in APA format.

 Required Reference

Hearron, P. & Hildebrand, V. (2009). Guiding young children. (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson.  

http://nieer.org/resources/policyreports/report7.pdf

Other References

Appleyard, K., & Berlin, L. J. (2007). Supporting healthy relationships between young children and their parents. Center for Child and Family Policy Duke University. Retrieved from http://childandfamilypolicy.duke.edu/pdfs/pubpres/SupportingHealthyRelationships.pdf
Dickstein, S., & Parke, R. D. (1988).  Social referencing in infancy: A glance at fathers and marriage [Abstract]. Child Development, 59(2), 506-11. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3359868
Erikson, E. (1993). Childhood and society. New York: W.W. Norton. (original work published 1950). 
Greenspan, S. I. (2002). The secure child: Helping our children feel safe and confident in a changing world. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press Books.
Hearron, P. & Hildebrand, V. (2009). Guiding young children. (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson. 
Lapsley, D. K., & Stey, P. (in press) Separation-Individuation. In I. Weiner & E. Craighead (Eds.)  Corsini’s Encyclopedia of Psychology. NY: Wiley.  Advance online publication. Retrieved from http://www3.nd.edu/~dlapsle1/Lab/Articles%20&%20Chapters_files/Lapsley%20Stey%20Sep-Ind.pdf
Mackrain, M., Golani, B., & Cairone, K. (2009). Healthy Relationships that lead to attachment can support your infant and toddler throughout life . DECA-I/T Parents Guide For Now & Forever  (p. 9), Lewisville, NC: Kaplan Early Learning Company
Wittmer, D. (2011). Attachment: What works? Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning, (24), From the “What Works Brief Series.” Retrieved from http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/briefs/wwb_24.pdf