The Importance of Children’s Attachments

The Child / Teacher Relationship

As instructors of your children, our first and most important task is to establish a bond with each of them, as it is only by developing a trusting relationship that we can understand the individual needs and interests of each child.

Based on our observations of children in the classroom environment, we focus on guiding and supporting them, introducing them at their own unique pace to activities we know they will enjoy.

It is through these supportive interactions that we begin to establish trust. This sense of trust is reinforced when teachers continue to recognize and respect each child’s needs and interests, ensuring they feel understood and psychologically safe while facilitating guided education for young children.

The Child / Family Relationship

It is our goal to foster each child’s individual needs and interests together with their parents. Based in our understanding of child development, and on the importance of the support provided by the family environment, we recognize the importance of connecting with children through connections made with their parents.

We do this by sharing our vision and approach, and our understanding of children’s development and learning styles during parent education sessions.

We encourage parents to take advantage of our open door attitude, booking parent / teacher conferences and observations at their convenience. We value and strive to maintain open dialogue with parents should any concerns ever arise.

The Child / Community Relationship

Whether it is the child’s immediate community—their classmates and instructors—or the general community in which we all live, it is important that children are made to feel part of them.

We firmly embrace the adage “It takes a village to raise a child.” Therefore, whenever possible, we try to bring parents and the community together, developing events and activities that ultimately support the child. We might work together to build a playground, or we participate in community events such as parades.

Children learn from the community in which they grow and thrive, and this is as important to their development as in-classroom teaching.