1 Building relationships with parents/carers is an important part of working with children, but depending on your setting, you may find it difficult collecting evidence, particularly direct observations.
* If you know that opportunities for observations will present themselves at some time in the future, plan to be involved at an appropriate level and discuss your involvement with the person in charge.
2 You need to demonstrate your competence at welcoming parents/carers into your setting.
* Use parents' preferred names and seek help if you have communication difficulties which may arise through language or cultural differences.
* Find out what might affect your ability to communicate with the parent, how to overcome these difficulties and where to get help. Write down your findings.
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