Family Partnership Strategy with an Early Childhood Education (PAUD) Institution: A Case Study on PAUD Bianglala Bandung

Abstract

This study aims to describe the strategy of partnership between families and an institution of Early Childhood Education (PAUD). Partnership is an external communication effort undertaken to establish relationships and equate perceptions between educational institutions and parents. The problems that often occur are the basic understanding of the stimulation of children development and the implementation of proper education for children at home by parents, while there is still a lot of inappropriate perception in viewing the school in which it is viewed that school must be fully responsible for the competence of children. This research applied qualitative approach with case study method in which the purpose is to reveal deeper social phenomenon. The results showed that the partnership building strategy was carried out in a structured manner, starting from the planning of the partnership program to the implementation of the partnership program. A partnership strategy is an overall approach related to the execution of ideas, planning and activities. KeywordsPartnership, Early Childhood Education,