... Responsibilities of the Center Director —A Child Care Professional Managing a child care center is a big job. It takes someone who loves children, understands people, and can handle the business side of child care. Whether a center is small or large, it is the center director’s responsibility to be sure that each child is receiving the very best care possible. This means that each child is treated with love and respect and helped to fully develop. Doing a good job is not easy, but the rewards are great. To do the best job as a center director, you need to • MaNage: Know what needs to be done. A DAY C RE • • LeaD: get things done through your staff. USe reSoUrceS WISeLy: Make the best use of what you have. Manage Management in child care is a special mix of caring, understanding your staff, and knowing how you want your center to operate. The following tips on communication and supervision will help you 1. Keep the focus on meeting the children’s needs by giving quality child care. 2. Have goals for your child care center. Know where you are going so you will know when you get there. National Food Service Management Institute Business Practices Grab and Go Lesson Responsibilities of the Center Director —A Child Care Professional 3. Work with staff to help them learn to provide quality care. give them feedback when they do things right and when they need to improve. 4. Keep up with what is happening in all areas of the center, including the kitchen. 5...
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...needs to be introduced is a day care center. I will be the owner of the center and operator of the center; the décor will be kid friendly with bright clean colors. This will be a place when a family walks into the center it feels welcoming. Setting my day care center apart from the other centers in the area will be a challenge. Below is the mission and vision statement for my establishment along with the outline of how I plan to set my business on top of the other establishments. Mission Statement The child care center will provide a safe, developmental program (age appropriate) environment for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, pre-kindergarten, and school age children. The focus of the center is to provide early education, which will increase social/emotional, physical, and cognitive development. Teachers will provide a good environment to help promote good behavior and manners. Our goal is to support the willingness to learn in which is in the best interest of the children. Vision Statement The child care center will be known for superior quality education. Our center will provide a place where parents and children can interact in a safe environment and still have fun. The employees are trained and educated by the center for their appropriate age group. Teachers have an understanding of the mission and values of the center and are committed to follow these. Our center will be well known in the community for a well establish child care center that provides outstanding service...
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...Planning for Family-Friendly Communities Briefing Paper April 2010 Child care and community development by Kristen Anderson & Ellen Dektar, Local Investment in Child Care (LINCC) The American Planning Association (APA) has long recognized in its Policy Guide on the Provision of Child Care (1997) that child care is a critical component of livable communities for many families in urban, suburban and rural areas, and that local planning policies can play an important role in ensuring adequate child care. Whether by necessity or choice, the majority of parents work and many depend upon formal, organized out‐of‐home care. Since there is no federal or state universal child care system or guidelines for child care planning, most communities have supply gaps that are especially pronounced for infant/toddler age groups and lower income families. Preschool‐age programs (mostly part‐day) are proliferating nationally due to public awareness of the value of early learning. State spending on preschool increased from $2.4 billion to $4.2 billion nationwide between 2005 and 2007 (Wat, 2007). Similarly, federal and state spending on child care subsidies has more than tripled in the last decade, but most communities still face problems with inadequate supply of quality, affordable child care (Warner 2007). The majority of child care and part‐day preschool centers are run by private or nonprofit entities (rather than school districts or cities) and supported largely by parent fees ...
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...a Quality Child Care Center A resource guide for starting a business and planning a child care center. Table of Contents: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 First Steps: Assessment, Market Analysis, Business Plan and Child Care Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Finding Your Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Design Considerations and Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Program Administration and Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . 17 Appendix A: Timeline for Start-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Appendix B: Agencies and On-line Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Appendix C: Resources for Developing Polices/Procedures . . . . . 22 Appendix D: Classroom Equipment and Materials List . . . . . . . . 23 Appendix E: Care About Childcare Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Appendix F: Structural Rules from Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Appendix G: Accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Appendix H: Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 State of Utah, Department of Workforce Services, Office of Child Care © 2012 Opening a Quality Child Care Center Introduction THE BUSINESS OF CHILD CARE Welcome to the world and work of child care! The purpose of this manual is to provide a prospective child care center owner and/or...
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...There are a few child care centers in the surrounding area that compete with Trinity Learning Center. A few of these are Discovery Zone, Bear Hugs, Head Start of Yamhill County, and Little Learners. None of these businesses or any of the ones not listed here offer drop in child care for families needing flexible care. Discovery Zone is different in the way they run their program from Trinity Learning Center. They have an infant, toddler, twos program, threes program, fours program, kindergarten, and school age programs. There hours run from 6:30 am to 6:00pm. The difference is that they incorporate Christianity into their curriculum, by reading stories out of the Bible and the children have prayer time. Additionally, the children will work on physical, cognitive, social, and emotional skills. Head Start of Yamhill County works on meeting individual needs. If possible they try to work with children in their first language. They also give a discount on children with disabilities. Head Start also has mental health professionals available to assist in the needs of the children with disabilities. The children will focus on learning intellectual, social, and emotional growth. The Family Place is another child development center. This program offers support to families of young children with therapeutic early childhood services and comprehensive family support. Along with care for the children they offer parent education classes, support groups, home visits, and mental health...
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...April 22, 2013 Community Caregivers Child Care Center 4567 Untrue Lane Opelousas, La. 70570 337-012-3456 Hours of Operation: Monday- Friday 6:00 A.M – 7:00 P.M Providing quality child care for children ages birth-5 years old. Community Caregivers Child Care provides the community with quality child care that fits the schedule of any working parent. Children are served breakfast, lunch, and morning and afternoon snacks. Our caregivers prepare daily learning activities that will enhance the children’s learning and prepare them for Kindergarten. We focus on children’s health and well-being, safety, and fun learning. As a family oriented child care center, we provide an atmosphere where children are respected, staff is responsible, and parents are always welcome. We offer affordable rates, and for those who qualify, we do participate in the Child Care Assistance Program. Vision Statement: “We see ourselves as a well respected facility that is known for the respect and dedication given by our staff to the children and their families.” Mission Statement: “The Community Child Care Center provides children with a diverse, contented, protected, educating environment, promoting active learning. We are devoted to courteously advance children's social, emotional, and cognitive needs in order to build self confidence for a successful future.” Educational Philosophy: The Community Child Care Center’s educational philosophy is based on Jean Piaget’s...
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... TO: Georgia Sias, Director of Class “A” Centers of Louisiana FROM: Dala S. Stansbury, Director of Kid’s Corner Christian Academy DATE: May 16, 2012 SUBJECT: Improving employee morale and productivity in childcare facilities Attached is my proposal to provide director based training on improving morale among teachers and staff. The success of our centers is based on our parent-staff relations. According to 2012 Home daycare overview, daycare centers are now rated below average among in- home centers (Baby Center Medical Advisory Board, 2012). From my experience, parents are complaining that they are not having a good experience when speaking with teachers about behavior matters or in receiving reports of their child’s day. I have investigated further by listening to parents’ constant complaints of how upon entering the center they feel unwelcomed by the tone teachers are using and the lack of concern among directors. Centers in Louisiana are having a problem keeping their staff motivated, which leads to problems that impact the center as a whole. This project will educate directors and staff about the significance of high morale in daycare facilities. When the morale is high, teachers are happy and it is reflected in the lesson plans and interaction with the children. I will discuss the benefits of having a great director, how it correlates to improving the environment of your center eliminating high turnovers in staff and students. In an...
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...Work Tykes Child Care Center Kimberly Garcia CEO One Penn Plaza 1st Floor New York, NY 10119 (212) 555-2273 worktykes@yahoo.com December 14, 2015 Work Tykes Child Care Center Kimberly Garcia CEO One Penn Plaza 1st Floor New York, NY 10119 (212) 555-2273 worktykes@yahoo.com December 14, 2015 A. Executive Summary 4 A1. Company Identification 4 A2. Mission of the Company 4 A3. Business Goals 4 A4. Keys to Success 5 B. Company Summary 6 B1. Industry History 6 B2. Legal Form of Ownership 7 B3. Location and Facilities 8 B4. Management Structure 9 B5. Products and Services 9 C. Market Analysis 10 C1. Target Market 10 C2. Industry Analysis 11 C3. SWOT Analysis 13 D. Market Strategy 15 D1. 4Ps 15 D2. Price List 19 D3. Promotional Strategy 20 D4. Sales Forecast 20 E. Implementation Strategy 21 E1. Overall Strategy 21 E2. Monitoring Plan 22 F. Financial Statements and Projections 24 F1. Forecasted Profit and Loss Statement 24 F2. Forecasted Balance Sheet 24 G. Financial Report 24 G1. Financial Projections 24 G2. Financial Position 25 G3. Estimated Capital/Investment Needs 25 A. Executive Summary A1. Company Identification: To be based in the heart of Manhattan, New York, Work Tykes Child Care Center (WT) will be dealing in the lucrative child care industry. The company is sure to take great pride in the quality and value addition it will incorporate in its offerings. It is sure to attract consumers in their droves as they...
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...Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) 2 Marketing your services is an effective way to increase daycare enrollment. Child care centers focus on educating infants, toddlers, and youths through hands-on, interactive and entertaining methods, while increasing life skills and child development. Just like any other business, child care centers can benefit from a solid marketing plan. Altacare Child Development and Learning Center’s advertising strategy will be develop based upon our core positioning message: "We are not a babysitting service, but a community learning center for kids!" to differentiate our service from the competition. We will initially be using word of mouth, yellow pages, Clarion Ledger newspaper, local HBCU (Historically Black Universities)direct mail campaigns, and pre-enrollment drives to launch the initial campaign. Advertising and promotions are continuing to bring a service to the attention of potential and current customers. Advertising and promotions are best carried out by implementing an overall advertising and promotions plan. The plan often includes plans for a promotional campaign, including an advertising calendar and media plan. The goals of the plans should depend very much on the overall goals and strategies of the organization, and the results of the marketing analysis, including the positioning statement. Successful advertising and promotions depends very much on knowing what target markets you want to reach, what features and...
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...at Star Child Learning Development Center understand just how important these years are. Star Child Learning Development Center will be located at 3262 Glendale Road Scottdale Georgia 30079. Star Child Learning Development Center will be a center based child care center that will operate between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The early years are when the foundation for your child’s life is being implemented. That is why here at Star Child Learning Development we provide programs for ages six weeks to twelve years old. Our early care program provides services for children between the ages of six weeks through twenty four months of age. This program is designed to make sure that each child’s physical, social, emotional and developmental needs are met on a daily basis. Our daily schedule will be one that can easily be adjusted to meet the individual feeding and sleeping schedules of our children. The schedule will also have times when our toddlers are introduced to the different skills and concepts that will help them as we prepare them to move on to the next program and step in their lives. Our preschool education program will serve children between the ages of two and five years of age. Each of these groups will be grouped according to age. There may be some mixed age groups depending on when their birthdays are. Star Child Learning Development Center understands that we serve a community that works various and long hours. We gladly provide before and afterschool care for families...
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...A Guide for Choosing Quality Child Care for your Child Introduction Choosing a quality child care program can be a daunting task to many new and even seasoned parents alike. With such a crucial task, I believe it is important and would also be helpful to have a guide with you while touring a center or home center. There are a multitude of checklists available online but with so many different references, gathering information from all of them would take some time and effort. Therefore, a guide that contains information all in one place would be of benefit to parents during their search for a child care program. Proposed Procedure In order to complete the parent’s guide for choosing quality child care, I intend to open with a set of goals for the guide, so that parents understand the reasoning behind the guide. Secondly, I intend on giving the reader a set of steps to begin their search for a quality child care program. Next, I intend on defining the different types of child care available in Ohio, as well as discussing licensing requirements by the State of Ohio. Furthermore, I intend to define the term “quality child care" and discuss attributes of a quality child care program. I intend to discuss the State of Ohio’s Step Up to Quality rating system for child care centers and how a center participating in that program should operate. In order to complete the parent’s guide for choosing quality child care, I intend to research common questions that would be of benefit...
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...Education Department Goals: 1. Plan and provide an educational program that benefits the community through academic initiatives and other educational support. . Narrative: P.L. 102-477 Program- an integrated Employment, Training, and Education Program. Education and Training-services such as a GED, Higher Education, Adult Vocational, Career Enhancement, and WEX- Work Experience Program. To provide support to clients who have children the 477 program offers assistance with Child Care Services. Child Care Services- assists families/parents that want to achieve higher education, training, and employment. This enhances and improves the quality of the lives of a family. General Assistance- provides clients direct financial assistance while working towards self-sufficiency through employment and training. Supportive Services- provides services for clients whom are employed, in educational related act ivies, or training. The Supportive...
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...Creative Care Child Care Centers Parent Handbook of Policies and Procedures Revised 06/2012 PARENT HANDBOOK FOR CREATIVE CARE CHILD CARE CENTERS TABLE OF CONTENTS Mission Statement Welcome Program Philosophy Licensing Information Governmental Licensing Information Accreditation Information Enrollment Tuition Payment Schedule Late Payments Subsidized Care Scholarship Program Multiple Child Discounts Confidentiality Mandated Reporting of Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Policy No. 1 2 3 4 4.1 4.2 5 6 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.5 7 8 9 9.1 9.2 9.4 Parent Code of Conduct Swearing/Cursing Threatening of Staff, Parents or Children Physical/Verbal Punishment of Your Children or other children 9.3 Smoking Not abiding by Safety Policy 9.5 Confrontational Interactions with Employees, other parents And Associates of [CREATIVE CARE CHILD CARE CENTERS] Violating the Confidentiality Policy Parents Right to Immediate Access Dismissal Withdraw 9.7 10 9.6 11 12 Court Orders Effecting Enrolled Children Arrival Procedures Notification of Absence Pick Up Procedures Late Pick Up Persons appearing to be impaired by Drugs and/or Alcohol Emergency/Alternate Pick-up Forms Transportation School Calendar Emergency and Inclement Weather Closing Information Curriculum Information Daily Schedule of Activities Class Assignments Staff to Child Ratios Nap/Rest Time Educational/Personal Care Supplies Needed Birthday and Holiday Celebrations Parent/Teacher Conferences/Communication Graduation...
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...BUSINESS PLAN OF [pic] “EVERY CHILD IS SPECIAL” [pic]EASTWEST UNIVERSITY Course Title Introduction to Business (Bus-101) Prepared For Rumana Parveen Senior Lecturer Business Administration Department East West University Prepared By- 1.Abdalur Rahman Sadi ID# 2009-2-10-167 2.Quazi Shamsul Islam ID# 2009-2-10-154 3.Jubair Rahman ID# 2009-2-10-155 4.Mohammad Golam Syed ID# 2009-2-10-240 5.Mustafijur Rahman ID# 2009-2-10-171 Submission Date: 29-07-2009 PROFILE OF THE GROUP The team of the business plan consists of five members. These members are going to start the business. We will share the ownership of the business equally. The share of the ownership will be based on the investment of the owners. All of the owners are going to invest TK. 8, 00,000/- for the establishment of the business. These owners will take every major decision for the business and they will share the profit or loss of the business equally. We will appoint the management of the business and will closely supervise them. Initially, the five partners or entrepreneurs will hold all the managerial post. However, as we grow bigger then we can consider hiring any professional manager to take care of matters. For any decisions to be approved all of our owners must be agree. Otherwise, the decision will not be accepted. For the better management of the business as well as for the communication and decision-making...
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...childhood education setting to plan its program so as to facilitate achievements of the goals. Planning a curriculum should be a continuous process which involves identifying needs and capabilities of children, observation, provision of necessary resources, evaluation and assessment. To ensure that the curriculum goals are realized, childhood programs should be planned to offer sufficient learning experience for the children. A good plan usually starts from observing the children’s interests, needs, strength and behaviors. A good plan should focus on the environment, the setting and group of children or individuals. The focus could also be on a the routine, such as planning for activities and mealtime. A plan helps teachers working in early childhood education to understand what the children in their centers are learning and how learning happens. Teachers must accomplish some goals so as to create an effective learning environment. Goals refers to the competencies that children are expected to develop. Some of the goals that teachers should accomplish childhood programs, examples of specific goals are; developing a sense of trust and security, think critically, increase self-confidence, develop a nurturing and positive relationship with peers and the children, identify and solve problems, use creativity and imagination and to work independently and with others. (Nancy K. Freeman, 2006) A learning center is a space that is set aside in a classroom that enables children to access different...
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