Twelve Principles

Besides parents childcare workers are the most important people in the first years of a childs development. Since it is the childcare workers task to support the children by offering group-activities, it is necessary that parents basically agree to her work, so that the children will not be faced with such conflicts. Moreover, she must understand that none of her pedagogical efforts will turn out successful if it does not comply with the parents will. This explains why her professional work and her strive for success call for coordination with the parents. The principles should support the childcare workers in their interaction with the parents. In each single case, the considerations will refer to a situation where parents send their children into childcare centres funded by private or public bodies. The quoted principles are phrased as suggestions for the childcare workers and their activities.