This book is aimed at educators and students as well as parents, and its main goal is to present ways in which parents and educators can communicate and work collaboratively to contribute to both the more effective learning and care of children and the provision of higher quality preschool education and care.

The importance and originality of this guide lie in the fact that it focuses on the entirety of family involvement, and more specifically on the involvement that can take place within the context of preschool programs and the child's family environment. Furthermore, it proposes strategies that each preschool program can adopt and adapt to the needs of families, in order to develop its own family involvement policy.

At the same time, special emphasis is placed on ways to engage fathers in the preschool education and care of children.

Contents:

• Preface
• Conceptual Approaches
• The Home Learning Environment and the Role of Parents in the Education and Development of Children
• The Importance of Parental Involvement
• Parent-Teacher Communication
• Typologies and Models of Parental Involvement
• The Complexity of Parental Involvement
• Strategies