ECE 240 - Administration of the Preschool

1. Develop a philosophy of child care using currently accepted early childhood theories for creating quality physical and social environments for children in care settings.
2. Outline a prospective budget based on needs for staffing, curriculum, classroom materials/equipment, and other needs in a quality child care setting.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of child care licensing laws and how they apply to child care programs.
4. Plan the administrative requirements of a quality child care program (such as job descriptions, interview techniques, leadership and motivations, policies and procedures, parent handbooks, etc.), and direct care (caregiver skills, goals for children, type of curriculum to be implemented, etc.).
5. Describe various programs’ administrative styles and appropriate practices through touring facilities (such as Head Start, military child care, private centers, public centers such as preschool programs in YMCA, accommodation centers, etc.), interviewing center administrators, and job shadowing.