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Contents
Chapter 13
Administrative Concerns
293
How Should I Manage the Administrative Part of the Program? 293
What Kinds of Records Does the Agency Need to Keep? 296
Will a Computer Help Me? 303
Should We Do Fund-Raising 309
Chapter 14
Decisions on Purchasing and Support Services
315
What Do I Need to Know About Financial Management? 315
What Financial Services Will I Need? 318
What Kinds of Purchasing Decisions Must Be Made? 319
Should the Program Offer Food or Transportation Services? 325
Chapter 15
Making the Center a Safe and Healthy Place
335
How Do You Assure a Healthy and Safe Environment? 336
What Health and Safety Policies and Practices Should the Center Follow? 340
Why Does the Program Need a Health and Safety Committee? 354
Chapter 16
Programs with Special Administrative Concerns
359
What Do I Need to Know About Infant and Toddler Programs? 360
What Do I Need to Know About School-Age Care? 366
What Do I Need to Know About Family Child Care? 370
What Other Types of Special Programs Might Be Offered? 372
What Other Services Might Be Offered by My Program? 377
Chapter 17
Parents and the Child Care Program
383
How Will We Communicate with Parents? 383
How Can I Help Teachers and Parents Understand Each Other? 390
What Kinds of Parent Education Would Be Helpful? 392
How Can I Get Parents Involved with the Center? 394