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Updated April 1, 2017

Module 5: Family and Community Partnerships

Family Resources and Working with Volunteers

Page 16
Another way to share the larger community with the children in our care is by inviting volunteers into your classroom or family home child care program. Remember the Brofenbrenner circles or the nesting dolls? Volunteers are one means for accessing the Exosystem.  Think of all of the talent and interests family members, grandparents,   teenagers, or community members might share with children.  Imagine the projects they might supervise, the fun stories they might read, the extra pair of hands they could offer at snack time, or the additional eyes and ears they could provide during outdoor playtime.  Since volunteers are invited to be in contact with young children, protective policies and procedures need to be in place.  Your guidebook sites the WACs and explanations of these laws, so make certain you know what to expect from volunteers.   ​
“It takes a village to raise a child, seek out your fellow villagers!” 
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For reference, links to the WAC's have been provided below:
Child Care Centers
Family Home Child Care

    Family Resources and Working with Volunteers * Module 5 Page 16 (7/9)

    Answer the following questions True or False.
    Answer the true or false questions according to the type of child care program that you work. If you are not currently working, then answer them according to regulations for Child Care Centers.
    According to Washington State law, volunteers in a child care program can: