The step-by-step guide to becoming an effective and successful child care director or administrator in today's early childhood education environment

"Solutions for Early Childhood Directors "provides real-world answers for directors who work in the challenging and rewarding field of early childhood education. Kathy Lee's -extensive experience as a director and trainer -offers practical solutions to problems that arise every day for directors. She -addresses key issues, such as training staff, handling discipline, dealing with parents, and creating partnerships in the community. For anyone who is a director or wishes to someday become a director, this book is the -ultimate "can't-do-without-it" survival kit. As a former director and teacher, Kathy Lee now facilitates training of early childhood teachers, directors, administrators, and parents worldwide.

Theory meets practical tips in this guide for leaders of early childhood programs

In easy-to-understand and clear language, the author provides the practical guidance needed to successfully operate a child care and education center. Engagingly written, this handbook invites readers to examine the many duties and responsibilities inherent in managing staff, budgets, and a quality program that conforms to all legal and regulatory requirements. Each chapter carefully addresses one leadership or management task to provide concise, yet comprehensive coverage of every aspect of child care administration. Overall the book provides both practicing and future administrators a wealth of helpful support and resources, including forms, documents, recommended readings and websites, and reflective prompts, to flourish in their positions.

Learn how to run a successful childcare center! The COVID-19 pandemic proved that reliable, high-quality childcare is more essential than ever, and center directors are the industry's indisputable backbone. Learn how to become a director and what exacting a director does. Whether you call your program a mother's-day-out, a preschool, an early childhood learning center, daycare, childcare, nursery, or school, you still need to have a good understanding of the daily roles & responsibilities of the administrator/director. Your good management of the center enables your staff and children to thrive in a learning environment that meets the needs of teachers, parents, and most importantly the children. Early childhood professional and entrepreneurs Carrie Casey & Kate Woodward Young share their 20+ years of practical tips, tools, advice, and hard-won experience in the field they love with those ready to become the next generation of successful and effective administrators. Inside, you'll discover how to: Reflect your own educational philosophy Attract families who share your values Achieve and maintain full enrollment Train and retains an amazing staff Network well within the community Build and stick to a realistic budget And more. Use Carrie & Kate's guidance and strategies to find your confidence, develop as a professional, and prepare to make a lasting difference in the minds and hearts of the children you will serve. Get From Overwhelmed to "I Got This" today!

Most childcare centers and preschool programs can be challenging and rewarding at the same time. Directors will go through trials and errors. This manual will help new directors to become effective administrators. This manual can be used in some states for director credentialing or professional development. For more information on the director credentialing program please go to our website cftrainingservices.com.

The demand for child-care spaces is huge. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, approximately 13 million children under the age of six spend some or all of their day being cared for by someone other than their parents. The child-care shortage is everyone's problem – for parents (whether you work outside the home or not), employers, and the children. The prospect of choosing the right childcare can be overwhelming. Put your mind at ease with Choosing Childcare For Dummies. This reference guide is brimming with practical advice to help you find high-quality childcare for the child in your life – whether he or she is a biological child, stepchild, grandchild, foster child, or the child of your significant other. From figuring out affordability to knowing what to do if you suspect neglect or abuse, Choosing Childcare For Dummies covers it all. Inside the book you'll find out how to Weigh the pros and cons of your various child-care options Determine high quality childcare Evaluate out-of-home childcare Hire a nanny or a relative for in-home care Get guidance on the legal issues of being an employer Conduct a reference check Determine if you need a "nanny cam" Recognize the ten signs that your child-care arrangement is in trouble Ease your child into a new child-care arrangement Find back-up childcare Because the United States has no countrywide child-care “system” in place, we’ve ended up with a patchwork quilt of regulations that don’t quite mesh the way they should. This is why so many child-care programs are exempt from the child-care legislation that’s intended to protect children. The bottom line? You can’t count on anyone else to guarantee your child’s health, safety, and well-being in a particular child-care setting. Like it or not, the buck stops with you. That’s why you owe it to yourself and your child to read books like this one that show you how to be a savvy day-care consumer.