The 'Caring Start'

Caring start is a short course run by you, using resources purchased from High/Scope. This is a very popular short course for parents of pre-school children. It takes the form of informal workshops and offers many practical and effective ways of supporting children's learning in the home. We estimate that up to three thousand of these courses are running every year in the UK, the Netherlands and the United States.

The course comprises six sessions:

* What do you want for your child?
* Active Learning
* Learning in the Home
* Planning, Doing, Reviewing - the tools for learning
* Relationships with Children
* Talking with Children

To run the course, you need to purchase a course pack for group leaders. To date, over 1,000 of these easy to use and affordable packs have been sold. Each pack includes:

* An introduction to the High/Scope Approach
* A group leader guide with detailed agendas for each session
* Photocopiable handouts
* Workshops photographs
* A certificate, a sample set of parent booklets
* An order form for purchasing additional certificates and the booklets that accompany each session