Management of Child Development Centers

Description

Part I Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Managing Children’s Centers in the 21st Century

Chapter 2 Types of Child Development Programs

Chapter 3 Applying Theories in Managing a Child Development Center

Part II Core Competencies

Chapter 4 Reflective Management: Personal and Professional Self-Awareness

Chapter 5 Organizational Management

Chapter 6 Fiscal Management

Chapter 7 Personnel Management

Chapter 8 Human Relations

Chapter 9 Facilities Management

Chapter 10 Managing Health and Safety Issues

Chapter 11 Managing Food Service

Chapter 12 Educational Programming

Chapter 13 Family Engagement

Chapter 14 Marketing and Public Relations

Chapter 15 Assessment and Evaluation

References

Glossary

Index

Based on the premise that high-quality programs for young children are an essential support for families–a part of the family ecosystem–this easy-to-read resource demonstrates how managers of programs for young children must understand the value of family, as well as the relationships between family, program, and community.

Part I provides an overview of the demographic and theoretical context within which child development programs operate. Part II focuses on 12 core competencies, derived from a review of currently literature in the field and aligned with NAEYC accreditation criteria, including: personal and professional self-awareness; organizational, fiscal, and personnel management; human relations; facilities management; health and safety; food service; educational programming; family support; marketing and public relations; assessment and evaluation.

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Patricia Hearron teaches child development and early education at Appalachian State University where she has coordinated the Birth-Kindergarten teacher preparation program since 1994. Before coming to Appalachian, she worked with children and families in a variety of roles: as Child Life Specialist in a children’s health clinic; a teacher and director of full- and part-day programs; a state child care licensing agent; and as a consultant, conducting professional development workshops for teachers and caregivers in Michigan, North Carolina and Texas. In addition to Management of Child Development Programs, she is co-author (with Verna Hildebrand) of Guiding Young Children. She has published and presented on a wide variety of early childhood topics, including the importance of outdoor play, inclusion of children with disabilities in infant-toddler programs, the project approach, and aspects of the Reggio Emilia approach to early education and care.

Verna Hildebrand taught child development and early education in the College of Human Ecology at Michigan State University. She is internationally recognized as an expert in the field and has published several widely used textbooks, including an Introduction to Early Childhood Education; Parenting: Rewards and Responsibilities; and Knowing and Serving Diverse Families. In addition to Management of Child Development Programs, she is co-author (with Patricia Hearron) of Guiding Young Children.

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  • At least one portfolio assignment in each chapter incorporates the use of technology supporting the integration of these skills within the core competencies.
• Resources for Further Study provide students and instructors with a convenient list of up-to-date print and online resources to turn to for deeper investigation of the topics in each chapter.
• A Technology Toolkit feature in each chapter in Part II provides specific suggestions for using computers, digital photography, and internet resources to help students achieve NAEYC Competency 10 (Technology) as they address other Core Competencies.
• Practical forms and tools throughout the text provide ready-to-use resources. Included are self-assessments for students; online versions of a needs assessment and board survey; a list of commercially available management software; personnel forms; a playground maintenance checklist and classroom floor plans; an emergency medical form; staff and program evaluation forms; and lists of published instruments for assessing children and evaluating programs.
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An overview of the demographic and theoretical context within which early childhood programs operate, and a look at the core competencies that make them work.

Based on the premise that high-quality programs for young children are an essential support for families—a part of the family ecosystem—this resource demonstrates how managers of programs for young children must understand the value of family, as well as the relationships between family, program, and community.

Part I provides an overview of the demographic and theoretical context within which child development programs operate. Part II focuses on 12 core competencies, derived from a review of currently literature in the field and aligned with NAEYC accreditation criteria, including: personal and professional self-awareness; organizational, fiscal, and personnel management; human relations; facilities management; health and safety; food service; educational programming; family support; marketing and public relations; assessment and evaluation.

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Based on the premise that high-quality programs for young children are an essential support for families–a part of the family ecosystem–this resource demonstrates how managers of programs for young children must understand the value of family, as well as the relationships between family, program, and community.

Part I of Management of Child Development Programs provides an overview of the demographic and theoretical context within which child development programs operate. Part II focuses on 12 core competencies, derived from a review of currently literature in the field and aligned with NAEYC accreditation criteria, including: personal and professional self-awareness; organizational, fiscal, and personnel management; human relations; facilities management; health and safety; food service; educational programming; family support; marketing and public relations; assessment and evaluation. The Enhanced Pearson eText features embedded video and internet resources.

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