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Collen, Rita – Child Care Information Exchange, 2000
Identifies strategies for effectively managing child care centers that are part of a larger organization. Advocates thinking at multiple levels to understand the perspective of upper management and staff. Suggests examining the culture of the organization, aligning oneself with strategic goals and objectives, and creating a positive platform for…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Role, Day Care
Anthony, Mary Ann – Child Care Information Exchange, 1998
Discusses the predictable stages of professional development that child care directors experience. Lists the developmental tasks and professional development needs of four stages: organizing and surviving; managing and focusing; leading and balancing; and advocating and mentoring. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Administrator Characteristics, Early Childhood Education, Educational Administration
Stephens, Karen – Child Care Information Exchange, 1998
Lists 36 tangible ways that child care directors can motivate staff through showing them respect and appreciation. Included are suggestions related to publicly acknowledging staff expertise and training, organizing events for team bonding, recognizing and using staff members' talents, and providing space for organization and planning. (KB)
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Change Strategies, Child Caregivers, Day Care
Greenman, Jim – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Departures of child care staff often create an emotional climate that affects everyone. This article advises directors on communication strategies to inform parents of staff departures, including a case study on the well-handled departure of a staff worker who resigned without notice. A sample letter to parents is also provided. (EV)
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Early Childhood Education
Zeece, Pauline Davey – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Summarizes French and Raven's five bases of supervisory power; then discusses common misuses of power by early childhood program directors, such as "do as I say, not as I do," hiring down, and "the clique heard round the center." Provides pertinent questions for self-examination to break free of these destructive trends. (EV)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Effectiveness, Day Care Centers
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Early childhood centers today are buffeted with unprecedented financial, organizational, and societal challenges. This article profiles "exceptional directors" who have responded to these challenges through their skills in leading people, working with parents, developing programs, managing their organizations, and advocating for…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness
Ratekin, Cindy; Bess, Gary M. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1997
Discusses the child care center director evaluation process when conducted by a board of directors to enhance the director's effectiveness. Considers frequency of evaluation and assessment criteria for center and leadership and managerial objectives. Describes the evaluation process, including reorientation meetings, information gathering,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation
Stephens, Keith – Child Care Information Exchange, 1997
The first in a two-part series, this article addresses issues related to emotional and organizational preparation for selling a child-care business. Suggestions are provided on how to prepare a financing package, to set a value and respond to various offers, to be emotionally prepared and address the concerns of staff and parents, and to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Business Administration, Career Change
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 1994
Examines the myths and realities of technology use in day-care centers, countering the notion that the mostly female child care profession is intimidated by technology. Discusses a survey of center directors, which found that nearly all centers used computers in administration, and the majority used computers in the classroom, fax machines, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Administrators, Alarm Systems, Computer Uses in Education
Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 2000
Examines management styles, dispositions, and skills that provide a positive work environment for child care staff. Categorizes suggestions as offering genuine respect and trust, working with a vision for the future, sharing the decision-making process, rejecting a scarcity mentality, tending to the physical environment, and "walking the…
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role
Schiller, Pam – Child Care Information Exchange, 2000
Compares a successful childcare director to an effective coach and adapts the following suggestions for administrators: (1) be a good scout; (2) warm up; (3) offer training camp; (4) get signals straight; (5) use visible scoreboard; (6) consult the team; (7) stay focused; (8) remember the seventh inning stretch; (9) be a model; and (10) create…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Characteristics
Rafanello, Donna – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
A feeling of community may be at the heart of child care workers' satisfaction with their job. The director plays a vital role in creating an emotional climate in which staff can feel safe, nurtured, and challenged to grow. Creating a sense of community among staff can be done in much the same way as in the classroom. (EV)
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Caregiver Attitudes
Riepe, Linda – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Discusses different issues pertaining to leadership transitions in child care centers. Suggests that new directors should know that their actions may be received with reservation and suspicion and that they should avoid making or announcing sudden major changes. Proposes that new administrators operate as ethical models and assist other staff…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior
Morgan, Henry M. – Child Care Information Exchange, 2001
Discusses using peer support to deal with role ambiguity and role conflict for early care and education directors. Examines causes of role conflict development. Suggests developing a support system with other incumbents of boundary jobs that provides for sharing, communicating, listening, letting off steam, and joining together to initiate…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Behavior, Administrator Role, Administrators
