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Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Profiles child care arrangements in the United States. Specifically describes care by parents, care by relatives, care by non-relatives, and care in centers. Focuses on trends related to child care arrangements of preschool children in the 1990s, use of child care centers by legal status, and the economic impact of child care. (SD)
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Centers, Child Care Effects, Child Caregivers
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 2003
Despite persistent economic recession, a number of for-profit child-care organizations expanded significantly, including organizations operating internationally. Chief executive officers' concerns include the state of the economy, shortages of qualified teachers, and competition from the public schools. (KB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Child Care, Child Care Centers, National Surveys
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Examines reasons for slowed growth in employer child care over the past two years. Discusses the impact of the economic recession, organizational changes in the largest employer child care management organizations, international acquisitions of the Bright Horizons child care organization, flexible options for the child care benefit, and the…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Centers, Economic Factors, Trend Analysis
Brower, Mary R.; Sull, Theresa M. – Child Care Information Exchange, 2003
Identifies five fundamental indicators of good financial management for child care programs. Offers composites of child care program experiences to illustrate these fundamentals: enrollment at capacity with a waiting list, tuition based on full cost of care, family fees paid on time, program's bills and taxes paid on time, and a cash reserve in…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Child Care, Child Care Centers, Fees
Acord, Phil – Child Care Information Exchange, 2003
Describes the Children's Home Extended Child Care Program in Tennessee, a year-round child-care program operating 24 hours a day. Presents considerations for programs contemplating extending their hours, including operation hours, ages of children served, staffing schedule, serving meals, cleaning the facility, facility security, and funding.…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Centers, Infant Care, Parents
Friedman, Dana E. – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Drawing on the latest research on child care, Bright Horizons Family Solutions convened a group of child development experts to discuss the findings and implications of studies for parents, providers, and investors in child care. This summary presents questions put to the panel during the roundtable discussion and participants' responses.…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Centers, Child Development, Evaluation
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Describes common mistakes to be avoided by child care directors in early childhood catalog purchasing. Notes roadblocks to successful purchases, including failing to check out seller's reliability, comparing prices without including shipping costs or considering product quality, failing to anticipate needs, ordering from outdated catalogs, failing…
Descriptors: Administration, Child Care, Child Care Centers, Educational Finance
Gillan, Christine L. – Child Care Information Exchange, 2003
Offers suggestions for resolving conflict between child care staff or between caregivers and parents. Suggestions include taking personal time, putting others first, being honest and up front, staying focused on being professional, letting go of selfishness, keeping quiet, listening, giving more than one takes, asking for a reprieve, and seeking…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Centers, Child Caregivers, Collegiality
McCrea, Nadine L. – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Examines authentic leadership in the early childhood field. Recommends developing an authentic working definition of "leading" and using metaphors to build a conceptual framework of leading. Suggests principles to guide in learning leading: professional passion, professional rigor, and professional innovation. Presents steps for learning…
Descriptors: Administrators, Child Care, Child Care Centers, Definitions
Carter, Margie; Hilliard, Deadru – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Describes the change strategies involved in moving a mediocre child care program onto the road to excellence. Highlights strategies focusing on changing staff perceptions of themselves and their practices with families, obtaining honest observations of staff, visiting other programs for inservice training, examining educational practices in terms…
Descriptors: Administration, Change Strategies, Child Care, Child Care Centers
Reynolds, Dennis – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Recounts one man's experiences as a child caregiver and child care center director to illustrate the challenges faced by men in the child care field. Considers issues related to compensation, retention, anxieties over possible negative parental reaction, professional isolation, stereotypes and misconceptions, and the administrator-caregiver…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Child Advocacy, Child Care
Osborn, Hazel A. – Child Care Information Exchange, 2003
Urges child care programs to seek accreditation from NAEYC's National Academy of Early Childhood Programs to increase program quality and provides information on the validation process. Includes information on the validation visit and the validator's role and background. Offers suggestions for preparing the director, staff, children, and families…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Administrators, Child Care
Wassom, Julie – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Maintains that the winter months are an ideal time to review and refine a child care center's marketing program. Highlights the following target areas for review: (1) marketing plan; (2) action plan; (3) center or company identity package; (4) center brochure; (5) photos; (6) web site; (7) advertisements; (8) publicity; (9) voice mail message;…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Enrollment
Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 2003
Distinguishes between training and coaching, asserting that the latter focuses on the staff person as learner. Offers strategies for staff development: clarify when one is supervising versus coaching, identify issues before developing strategies, ask questions that spring from genuine curiosity, offer detailed descriptions of teacher actions,…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Care, Child Care Centers, Child Caregivers
Scallan-Berl, Patricia; Moguil, Leslie; Nyman, Sessy I.; Mercado, Miriam Mercado – Child Care Information Exchange, 2003
This workshop presents information on mentoring relationships within child care settings. Articles are: (1) "Mentoring Teachers...A Partnership in Learning" (Patricia Scallan-Berl); (2) "The Potential Gains of Peer Mentoring among Children" (Leslie Moguil); (3) "Mentoring Advocates in the Context of Early Childhood…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Child Care, Child Care Centers
