The student will be able to:

1. Analyze and apply criteria for making appropriate equipment and materials decisions for an early care and education program.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of interviewing and selection criteria in employment of qualified staff for an early care and education program.
3. Formulate and demonstrate a marketing strategy for selling enrollment in an early care and education program.
4. Develop a plan to select, group and enroll children in an early care and education program.
5. Describe important components of a food management, health and safety risk management program for an early care and education program.
6. Use the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) to evaluate quality standards of an early care and education program.
7. Construct a professional growth and development plan based on specific individual staff needs.
8. Identify key aspects of working with families, volunteers and the community in the role of an administrator of an early care and education program.

1. Analyze and apply criteria for making appropriate equipment and materials decisions for an early care and education program
   1. Establishing needs
   2. Using selection criteria
   3. Working within a budget
   4. Ordering equipment
   5. Managing equipment
2. Demonstrate knowledge of interviewing and selection criteria in employment of qualified staff for an early care and education program
   1. Designing personnel policies
   2. Designing job descriptions
   3. Selecting employees and orienting the employee
   4. Handling turnover
3. Formulate and demonstrate a marketing strategy for selling enrollment in an early care and education program
   1. Understanding concepts of marketing an early care and education program
   2. Creating and presenting a parent tour for selling enrollment in an early care and education program
4. Develop a plan to select, group and enroll children in an early care and education program
   1. Chronological vs. vertical grouping
   2. Inclusion of atypically developing children
   3. Developing forms and systems
   4. Confidentiality
   5. Intake procedures
   6. Visits to the program and phasing in of child entering the program
5. Describe important components of a food management, health and safety risk management program for an early care and education program
   1. Understanding the importance of staff training and reporting of child abuse
   2. Components for providing a complete food service
   3. Monitoring procedures for caring injured or sick children
   4. Emergency plans for natural or national disasters
6. Use the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) to evaluate quality standards of an early care and education program
   1. Administrator's role in evaluation
   2. Criteria for selecting an assessment tool
   3. Methods of assessing children's progress
   4. Examination of various program quality assessment tools
7. Construct a professional growth and development plan based on specific individual staff needs
   1. Identifying career levels of teachers to plan professional development strategies
   2. Staff meetings and in service training
   3. Principles of supervision
8. Identify key aspects of working with families, volunteers and the community in the role of an administrator of an early care and education program
   1. Components of a parent program
   2. Components of a parent handbook
   3. Recruiting and training volunteers
   4. Value of administrator's involvement in the community

Not applicable.

Interview of program director and evaluation of an early care and education program using ECERS (Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale)
Written assignments
Class discussion and participation
Tests on text reading
Create and present a mock parent tour of an early care and education program
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

Curtis, Deb, Margie Carter, and Luz Maria Casio. The Visionary Director: A Handbook for Dreaming, Organizing and Improvising Your Center, 3rd ed.. 2020.

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