How do we welcome babies and their families into our childcare programs? Join Beth Menninga,RBPD Manager at CICC as she discusses with Sheryl Warner, Family Child Care Provider who describes her walk with parents and babies who are coming to her childcare program for the first time. Attending to parenting approaches; ongoing conversation and coordination; helping children adapt to new routines; self-awareness and tenderness are all discussed as a part of establishing the relationship with families as a key element to welcoming babies.