Main Points:

1. How to get children to attend.
2. When children miss too many days, and when they return, it is like having to start over.
3. Incentive for attendance are: transportation, food.
4. Letters sent home if no attendance for 2 weeks.
5. Voluntary service.
6. Can't force the issue.
7. Potty training is an issue. Must be potty trained to attend.
8. Maybe we do too much ie. morning call out, bus pickup etc.
9. Activities good - monthly field trips, parent craft, guest speaker, family book club.
10. Some programs have strict policies re: attendance.
11. Some are more casual (ie. drop in)
12. Working on elder involvement.
13. Who can attend? Any family affiliated???

Next Steps:

1. Sometimes things take time ie. Head Start Funding takes a year to put in place.
2. Keep incentive positive.
3. Work on elder involvement.
4. Make expectations to parents clear and follow up.
5. Everthing is cyclical.