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| Child Care Information… | 16 |
Author
| Neugebauer, Roger | 3 |
| Carter, Margie | 2 |
| Benson, Bob | 1 |
| Boschi, Bob | 1 |
| Boschi, Sarah | 1 |
| Friedman, Dana | 1 |
| Marrero, Carlos Juan | 1 |
| Riepe, Linda | 1 |
| Steckel, Richard | 1 |
| Stine, Sharon | 1 |
| Zeece, Pauline Davey | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 16 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 8 |
| Opinion Papers | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reference Materials - General | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
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| Practitioners | 6 |
| Administrators | 2 |
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Steckel, Richard – Child Care Information Exchange, 1990
Describes old and new assumptions by which nonprofit organizations are managed. Discusses differences between entrepreneurial and traditional nonprofit organizations. (RJC)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship
Benson, Bob – Child Care Information Exchange, 1997
Provides suggestions for identifying and dealing with management problems when expanding from a single child care site to multiple locations. Lists signs of trouble, including accounting problems and difficulty finding time for ongoing maintenance. Discusses staffing issues, focusing on tenure and qualifications of center directors. Examines the…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Child Care Information Exchange, 1988
Provides suggestions for day care center directors on a variety of topics, including letter writing, weekly planning, staff interviewing, and evaluation of personal success in management. (RWB)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Leadership
Child Care Information Exchange, 1989
Provides ideas for child care directors on such topics as: (1) increased productivity; (2) testimonial letters; (3) legal guidelines that prevent problems; (4) persuasion practices; (5) decision making; (6) common mistakes of nonprofit organizations; and (7) fundraising success stories. (RJC)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrators, Day Care
Stine, Sharon – Child Care Information Exchange, 1988
Uses the analogy of running a ship in discussing the everyday problems encountered in the direction of a day care center. Emphasizes the efforts of teachers and administrators to make a commitment to resolving difficult issues by problem solving. Stresses the need to build and maintain a real sense of community in the center. (RWB)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Guides, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Boschi, Sarah; Boschi, Bob – Child Care Information Exchange, 1989
Discusses strategies intended to balance the effects of underenrollment in day care centers. Strategies for staff, advertising, and promotion are detailed. (RJC)
Descriptors: Advertising, Business Cycles, Change Strategies, Day Care
Friedman, Dana – Child Care Information Exchange, 1989
Discusses issues related to employer-supported child care. These issues include the increase in employer-supported child care, the changing employer profile, multiple centers, care for sick children, enhanced recruitment and referral, and flexible benefits. (RJC)
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Employer Supported Child Care, Fringe Benefits, Organizational Change
Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 1988
Examines the dynamics of integrating the realities of cultural pluralism and socioeconomic diversity into the framework of day care programs. Covers beliefs about diversity; what makes diversity a positive force; and personnel policies. Finally, looks at what day care programs with a pluralistic focus can teach children about diversity. (RWB)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Enrichment, Cultural Pluralism
Marrero, Carlos Juan – Child Care Information Exchange, 2001
Describes the initiative of the National Black Child Development Institute and National Council of La Raza to expand access to quality early education in African American and Latino communities. Outlines an emerging agenda for young children, including identifying needs and preparing for the future, building support networks, involving parents…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Community, Blacks, Change Strategies
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 1990
Provides a checklist of 40 criteria for an effective child care organization. Criteria involve the areas of planning and evaluation, motivation and control, group functioning, staff development, decision making and problem solving, financial management, and environmental interaction. (BB)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Decision Making
Child Care Information Exchange, 1988
Highlights selected issues on early childhood education which have been discussed in CHILD CARE INFORMATION EXCHANGE articles over the past ten years. Provides an alphabetized, index of these articles, topically arranged, which indicates month and year of publication. (RWB)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Zeece, Pauline Davey – Child Care Information Exchange, 1992
Discusses the challenges faced by child care center directors whose centers are expanding. The effects of expansion on programing, staff, flexibility, budgeting, communication, and group dynamics are considered. (LB)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Budgeting, Change Strategies, Day Care Centers
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Discusses several strategies recommended by small business experts to help for-profit and non-profit child care centers survive a financial crisis. Strategies include: identifying the source of the problem, monitoring cash flow, reducing or deferring expenditures, expediting regular income and exploring new sources of income, patiently working…
Descriptors: Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Credit (Finance)
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
Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 1998
Discusses the reasons for mediocre child care programs and how programs could be improved by examining the relationship between high quality care for children and the organizational climate for adults. Shows how research findings are often not put into practice. Outlines Model Work Standards, standards that have the potential to improve programs…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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