Author: Linda S. Nelson, Ph.D., Alan E. Nelson, Ed.D., Jane Humphries, and Kari Rains

This Explore Textbook is the first step in your review process, giving you early access to the contents of the book. The final version of the purchased product will include an interactive eBook with built-in study tools, text-to-speech, collaboration tools, and accessibility for all–available online or offline.

Administering and Supervising Programs for Young Children is written for current and future educators who want to become administrators for a child care program for young children ages 0-8 years of age. With an emphasis of play as a key philosophy, this text will give guidance on organizing and administering a child care program . For current administrators, this book will offer insight in how to improve their program while offering concrete ways to incorporate NAEYC’s Developmentally Appropriate Practices and Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators. This text divides the content into two units that focus on organizing a program and administering a program. In the first unit there is a focus on what makes a quality child care program, including characteristics, licensing concerns, facilities, equipment and supplies, staffing, budgeting, and marketing. The second unit focuses on creating and integrating a philosophy for the program that serves and supports the community, the children and their families, and facility staff and administration.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Administering and Supervising Programs for Young Children, Explore Textbook

• Front Matter
• Unit 1 Establishing a Quality Child Care Program
• • 1 Quality Child Care: A Critical Need
  • 2 Child Care Programs
  • 3 Governance of Child Care Programs
  • 4 Facilities, Equipment, and Curriculum
  • 5 Staffing Costs and Considerations
  • 6 Budget and Finance
  • 7 Marketing and Planning for Enrollment
• Unit 2 Administering a Quality Child Care Program
• • 8 Educational Programming
  • 9 Maintaining a Safe and Healthy Program
  • 10 Engaging and Supporting Families
  • 11 The Complex Role of Leading Others
  • 12 Supervising and Supporting Program Staff
  • 13 Managing People and Setting Expectations
  • 14 Supports for Director Success
  • 15 Program Evaluation to Support Quality Improvement
• References
• For Further Reading
• Glossary
• Index