Children's Center Programms Cabrillo College Children's Center Programm for Parents Parents in the Classroom Parents are always welcome at the Center. You and your child's caregiver can determine how best for you to visit in the classroom. With some children predictability of visits is important, for others drop-in visits are fine. We also invite other significant members of your family to visit. Your child, their friends and teachers will all benefit from your family's participation in our program.
Parents have various opportunities to participate in our parent education program.
All parents enroll in an ECE 137 class, take part in formal and informal parent conferences, and home visits. Parents also have daily contact with the staff to share ideas and concerns and may borrow books, video tapes and articles. ECE 137B. Course work for this class includes parent meetings, individual conferences with a Children's Center Teacher, a home visit from your child's caregiver, as well as completing parent information forms, and individual options of reading, observing and meeting informally with other parents. Your enrollment in this one unit class provides accident insurance for your child during the semester, as well as attendance revenues for Cabrillo College. The staff depends on help from our community of parents to create and maintain a high quality environment for children.