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Our Most Memorable Staff Meeting.
Epeneter, Susan – Child Care Information Exchange, 1987
Day care center directors share ideas for successful staff meetings. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Interviews
Planning Staff Meetings. Ideas for Staff Training.
Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Emphasizes the importance of the planning and the process of organizing staff meetings. Specifically addresses the areas concerning clarity of purpose and structure of meetings, as well as promoting learning and connecting during meetings. Provides specific strategies to achieve these goals including suggestions for self-assessment. (SD)
Descriptors: Meetings, Planning, Preschool Education, Professional Training
Ideas for Directors.
Child Care Information Exchange, 1988
Presents various ideas and suggestions for day care directors. These include reasons for executive failure; profiles of communicator effectiveness; ideas for retaining donor gifts; descriptions of qualities of outstanding consultants; and suggestions for using power effectively and holding effective staff meetings. (BB)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Communication Skills, Day Care, Donors
Growing Your Staff--Field Tested Training Ideas.
Morris, Susan – Child Care Information Exchange, 1989
Presents 16 ideas on in-service training contributed by child care directors across the nation. The ideas include weekly staff meetings, workshops, and training programs for new staff. (RJC)
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Day Care, Inservice Education, On the Job Training
Criteria for Developing Strong Caregiving Teams.
Harvey, Cathie; Johns, Nancy – Child Care Information Exchange, 1988
Discusses advantages of and criteria for development of effective caregiving teams in child care programs. (BB)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Meeting across the Miles.
Schwarm, Sandi – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Notes that the child care business often requires multi-site communication, training, and management; offers suggestions for effective management of long-distance staff meetings. Discusses four elements of successful long- distance teamwork, outlines strategies for long distance team participation, and shows how to use technology to improve…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrators, Child Caregivers, Cooperation
Involving Parents and Teachers in the Evaluation Process.
Gellens, Suzanne – Child Care Information Exchange, 1998
Outlines components for productive and positive staff meetings focusing on evaluation issues. Suggests successful meetings: begin and end on a positive note; have rules that provide direction; set reasonable goals; have teachers list praises and problems; prioritize desired changes or improvements; vary the meeting format; address problems with…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrators, Early Childhood Education, Educational Administration
Momentum--"Successful Staff Meetings."
Legg, Jackie – Child Care Information Exchange, 1991
Examines the five Ws--why, when, where, what, and who--in an effort to help child care center directors design a successful staff meeting strategy. (BB)
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Guides, Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers
How to Participate in a Meeting.
Ensman, Richard G., Jr. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Provides suggestions to child care center directors on how to become effective participants at meetings. Suggests that a little planning and careful attention to the subtleties and details of participation can transform meetings into powerful organizational tools. Suggests that good preparation, respect for the ideas presented during the meeting,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Agenda Setting, Day Care Centers, Efficiency
Evaluating Program Resources for Attitudes about Diversity.
Neugebauer, Bonnie – Child Care Information Exchange, 1987
Suggestions and materials are presented to help analyze the messages about human diversity delivered to young children in day care centers through books, materials, and the environment. Ideas for staff meetings, a newsletter handout for parents, and a book and materials checklist are provided. (BB)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Check Lists, Childhood Attitudes, Classroom Environment
Is Anybody Out There Listening?
Harris, Jane – Child Care Information Exchange, 1995
Provides tips for improving staff communication in early-childhood centers. Suggests directors use a bulletin board that invites notes from employees; make sure that the center's newsletter invites input and letters to the editor; have an open-door policy or a visitors' time; and most importantly, focus on listening to what staff has to say. (AA)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Communication Skills, Day Care Centers