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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
Olson, Jennifer; McMurray, Cari L. – Children and Families, 1997
Offers practical ideas to make meetings more effective. Stresses the importance of planning and describes the following three types of meetings: information, brainstorming, and decision making. Notes components of successful meetings: an agenda, facilitator, timekeeper, recorder, and effective communication and conflict management skills. Suggests…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Brainstorming, Decision Making, Early Childhood Education
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
Direct linkFriedman, Rachel – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2005
Lines of communication are often blurred in early childhood settings and relationships need to be reestablished regularly as children move through a program. In addition, the parent-teacher-child relationship is a triad that is built upon trust and need and not a clear hierarchy. This article discusses the following issues brought up during a…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Staff Meetings, Preschool Teachers, Parent Teacher Cooperation
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
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
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
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
Download full textCaldwell, Bettye M. – 1974
This paper describes a child development project implemented in an attempt to demonstrate that a full range of child development services can be centered in an elementary school. Child development services are defined as a broad array of support systems to children and their families which facilitate the children's progression through life--their…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
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
Research Notes, 2002
This document consists of the four 2002 issues of a newsletter that provides current information and research on leadership and administrative issues in early childhood education. The Spring 2002 issue examines Illinois' plan for universal access to preschool by expanding the existing early care and education infrastructure to incorporate Head…
Descriptors: Administrators, Child Care, Child Care Centers, Child Caregivers
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
