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Use this step-by-step guide to becoming an effective and successful child care director or administrator in today’s early childhood education environment. With interviews gathered from program thirty-two directors across the country, this book is a comprehensive guide to becoming the best director you can be. Combined with current research and best practices you will find realistic real-time solutions to address the most common struggles faced by program administrators today.
Christine A. Schmidt is the owner of 2 CR Solutions, Ltd., a consulting, training, and technical assistance company for organizations that serve children birth through age 18.
—Joy Deal, after school program supervisor, 25-years of experience in school-age care
“As an experienced leader in the Child Care world, I found this book to have many valuable tools and advice that would defiantly develop a new leader in the field and even those that have been in the Child Care field for many years. Child Care is always a changing field especially in the role of directors, administrators or owners. This book will help develop a strong business and successful team. Using these tools and research will ensure your program has a quality and friendly environment for children and their families which should always be our main goal.”
—Teresa Gagnon, Executive Director of Child Care Quality Assurance, Great Miami Valley YMCA
Preface
Section I Crossing the Bridge from Staff to Boss
Chapter 1: Understanding Your New Role
Chapter 2: Leadership versus Management
Chapter 3 Outlining new expectations
Chapter 4: Working with Boards
Chapter 5: Marketing
Chapter 6: Balancing Work and Home
Section II Down to the Nitti Gritty
Chapter 7: Budgeting
Chapter 8: Understanding Revenue
Chapter 9: Hiring
Chapter 10: Empowering Staff
Chapter 11: Handbooks
Chapter 12: Evaluations and Dismissals
Chapter 13: Assessment and Accreditation Tools
Section III Federal/State Operating Requirements
Chapter 14: Inspections
Chapter 15: Federal, State and Local Taxes
Appendix A: Job Description, Center Administrator
Appendix B: Petty Cash Voucher
Appendix C: Phone Interview Questions
Appendix D: Interview Questions
Appendix E: Working Interview Rubric
Appendix F: Orientation Forms
Appendix G: Staff and Parent Handbook Outline