Child Care Administration: Planning Quality Programs for Young Children, 3rd Edition
This colorful text explains what prospective directors need to do to start a child care program in their community. Steps are given in an easy-to-follow question-and-answer format. Management aspects of operating a successful center are featured in the second part of the text. This edition includes many new topics, and each chapter includes a list of references.
Table of Contents
Abbreviated Contents
Child Care Administration: Planning Quality Programs for Young Children, 3rd Edition
- Front Matter
- 1 - Quality Child Care: Today’s Growing Need
- 2 - Determining the Need for Child Care
- 3 - Planning a Budget
- 4 - Writing a Proposal or Business Plan
- 5 - Governance of Child Care Programs
- 6 - Facilities for a Quality Child Development Program
- 7 - Choosing Equipment and Supplies
- 8 - Selecting Appropriate Staff
- 9 - Marketing and Planning for Enrollment
- 10 - The Daily Program
- 11 - You, the Director— A Complex Role
- 12 - Maintaining Staff Morale and Stability
- 13 - Administrative Concerns
- 14 - Decisions on Purchasing and Support Services
- 15 - Making the Center a Safe and Healthy Place
- 16 - Programs with Special Administrative Concerns
- 17 - Parents and the Child Care Program
- 18 - Program Evaluation
- Glossary
- Index