Great care must be taken in preparing a child for the change that occurs when moving from the home/child care environment to the school environment. The Teacher must consider the child as a whole throughout the transition to school activities. This must include the child's physical readiness, social-emotional and cognitive skills for learning. It is equally critical to find ways to involve children's first and most important teachers, their families. Families have the most information about the strengths, weaknesses, and challenges the child faces. Being able to communicate with families is vital for teachers in gathering in-depth information about their students to be better equipped to meet children's needs. Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory “looks at children's development in the context of the systems of relationships that form their environment.” (MORRISON, 2009) This theory describes multifaceted layers within the environment, where each layer has a specific influence on a child's development. Within Bronfenbrenner's theory there are five interconnected ecological systems:I. Microsystem: This level is closest to the child and consists of the things the child has direct interactions with. It includes all the relationships and contacts the child has with the surrounding environment, such as family, neighborhood, school and childcare environment. There are two directions in which these relationships within this level impact the child, towards and away from the child. For example: a child's parents influence his actions and beliefs; on the other hand, the child equally influences the beliefs and actions of the parents... in the center of the card... they know how important it is and how much their parents care about them and their education. Works Cited Aldridge , J. S. (1997). Examine the contributions of theories of child development to early childhood education. University student diary vol. 31 Issue 4, p453, 7p.MORRISON, G.S. (2009). URIE BRONFENBRENNER AND ECOLOGICAL THEORY. In GS MORRISON, Early childhood education today 11th Edition (p. 129). Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc. MORRISON, G. S. (2009). URIE BRONFENBRENNER AND ECOLOGICAL THEORY. In GS MORRISON, Early childhood education today 11th Edition (p. 131). Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc. Ryan, DP–J. (2001, 12 07). Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory. Retrieved June 27, 2011, from National-Louis University's PT3 Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to use Technology.: http://pt3.nl.edu/paquetteryanwebquest.pdf