The student will be able to:

1. Discuss the role and responsibility of the director as administrator of an early care and education program.
2. Analyze the importance of program philosophy to all other aspects of operation and systems development.
3. Describe different types of early care and education that are in operation in the field (e.g., proprietary programs, publicly funded, federally funded, parent cooperatives, family child care businesses).
4. Identify and use the regulations and policies governing the operation of public and private early care and education.
5. Develop and provide a rationale for an organizational structure for an early care and education program.
6. Explain important aspects of designing an early care and education facility.
7. Demonstrate a working knowledge of budget development fiscal management and funding sources in an early care and education program.

1. Discuss the role and responsibilities of the director as administrator of an early care and education program
   1. Qualifications
   2. Roles and responsibilities
2. Analyze the importance of program philosophy to all other aspects of operation and systems development in an early care and education program
   1. Developing and communicating program philosophy
   2. Integrating program philosophy into all aspects of program design
3. Describe characteristics of different types of early care and education that are in operation in the field (e.g., proprietary programs, publicly funded, federally funded, parent cooperatives, family child care businesses)
   1. Types of programs: proprietary programs, publicly funded programs, governing structures
   2. Current information on program funding, financial management, and program effectiveness
   3. Planning and evaluating the early childhood classroom environment
4. Identify and use the regulations and policies governing the operation of public and private early care and education
   1. Title 22 and Title 5 regulations
   2. Risk management
   3. Health, safety and nutrition concerns
5. Develop and provide a rationale for an organizational structure of an early care and education program
   1. Objectives
   2. Types of organizational structures
   3. Developing and working with early care and education board
      1. Function and purpose
      2. Roles of committee members
6. Explain important aspects of designing an early care and education facility
   1. Meeting the needs of children, staff and parents through facility design
   2. Incorporating licensing guidelines and requirements when designing a new space
7. Demonstrate a working knowledge of budget development fiscal management and funding sources in an early care and education program
   1. Describing the budget process
   2. Identifying items to be included in a budget for an early care and education program
   3. Identifying and prioritizing the budget categories

Not applicable.

Interview of program director and evaluation of an early care and education program using PAS (Program Administration Scale)
Written assignments
Class discussion and participation
Tests on text reading
Written professional philosophy
Development of an organizational structure
Final written paper

Lecture
Cooperative learning and small group activities
Discussion of assigned readings
Observations
Oral presentations
Guest speakers and panelists
Final assessment paper

Hearron, Patricia, and Verna Hildebrand. Management of Child Development Centers. 2014.

This text is the basis for this course and is currently the only edition. It remains relevant to the field's standards. The instructor will provide supplemental articles that have a more current publication date.

1. Reading and study of the text
2. Reading and written response to test questions, assignments and relevant articles and online reading material
3. Reaction writing assignments to guest speakers, video viewings, and experiences such as research projects and field trips
4. Research, planning and written evaluation of individual or group creative projects