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| Organizing a Quality Child Care Program | |
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| Quality Child Care: Today's Growing Need | |
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| Why Is There a Growing Need for Child Care? | |
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| Why Is There a Need for Quality Child Care? | |
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| What Makes a Good Program? | |
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| What Will Be Your Role as the Director of a Center? | |
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| How Do I Open My Own Center? | |
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| Determining the Needs for Child Care | |
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| What Are the Characteristics of My Community? | |
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| How Do I Obtain the Information I Need? | |
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| How Do I Analyze Needs and Predict Future Trends? | |
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| What Are the Different Types of Care? | |
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| Planning a Budget | |
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| Will the Program Be Sponsored? | |
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| Will the Program Be For-Profit or Not-For-Profit? | |
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| What Are Sources of Income? | |
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| What Are the Typical Costs of Child Care? | |
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| What Do I Need to Know About Developing a Budget? | |
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| How Do I Analyze the Budget? | |
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| Writing a Proposal or Business Plan | |
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| What Is a Proposal? A Business Plan? | |
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| Where Do I Find Sources of Grant Money? | |
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| How Do I Write a Proposal? | |
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| What Are Some Tips on Proposal Writing? | |
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| How Do I Write a Business Plan? | |
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| Governance of Child Care Programs | |
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| What Is Licensing? Why Is It Important? | |
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| What Are the Legal Concerns and Obligations of Operating a Program? | |
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| What Are Governing or Advisory Boards? | |
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| What Is Accreditation? | |
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| Facilities for a Quality Child Development Program | |
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| What Do I Need to Know About Choosing a Facility? | |
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| What Should I Consider When Modifying and Preparing a Facility for Quality Care? | |
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| How Do I Set Up a Successful Classroom? | |
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| Choosing Equipment and Supplies | |
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| What Should I Look for When Choosing Equipment? | |
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| What Equipment Do I Need to Get Started? | |
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| How Can I Get What I Need for the Center? | |
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| Selecting Appropriate Staff | |
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| What Kind of Person Do You Want to Work in Your Center? | |
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| How Do I Develop an Organizational Structure? | |
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| How Do I Find Good Staff? | |
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| How Will I Select the Best Applicant? | |
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| How Can I Help New Staff Get Off to a Good Start? | |
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| Marketing and Planning for Enrollment | |
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| How Do I Let People Know About My Program? | |
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| How Can We Make the Center a Welcome Place for Parents? | |
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| What Do I Need to Do to Register and Enroll Children? | |
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| How Do I Determine the Best Group Arrangements? | |
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| How Can I Help Children and Families Adjust to Child Care? | |
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| The Daily Program | |
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| What Role Does Your Program's Philosophy Play in Program Planning? | |
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| What Needs Must Be Met Through the Daily Program? | |
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| What Should Be Included in the Daily Program? | |
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| Are There Some General Principles to Follow When Planning the Schedule? | |
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| What Does a Daily Schedule Look Like? | |
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| What Are Developmentally Appropriate Activities? | |
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| What Kinds of Guidance and Discipline Are Best for Young Children? | |
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| Administering a Quality Child Care Program | |
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| You the Director--A Complex Role | |
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| What Does a Director Have to Do? | |
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| What Management Style Works Best? | |
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| What Leadership Skills Will I Need? | |
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| How Can I Persuade Others to Support Our Program? | |
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| How Can I Be a Good Model for My Staff? | |
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| Maintaining Staff Morale and Stability | |
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| What Are Personnel Policies? | |
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| What Kinds of Personnel Actions May Be Necessary? | |
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| How Can I Support a Positive Working Environment for All Employees? | |
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| Administrative Concerns | |
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| How Should I Manage the Administrative Part of the Program? | |
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| What Kinds of Records Does the Agency Need to Keep? | |
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| Will a Computer Help Me? | |
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| Decisions on Purchasing and Support Services | |
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| What Do I Need to Know About Financial Management? | |
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| What Financial Services Will I Need? | |
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| What Kinds of Purchasing Decisions Must Be Made? | |
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| Should the Program Offer Food or Transportation Services? | |
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| Making the Center a Safe and Healthy Place | |
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| How Do You Assure a Healthy and Safe Environment? | |
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| What Health and Safety Policies and Practices Should the Center Follow? | |
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| Why Does the Program Need a Health and Safety Committee? | |
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| Programs with Special Administrative Concerns | |
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| What Do I Need to Know About Infant/Toddler Programs? | |
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| What Do I Need to Know About School-Age Care? | |
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| What Do I Need to Know About Family Child Care? | |
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| What Other Types of Special Programs Might Be Offered? | |
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| What Other Services Might Be Offered By My Program? | |
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| Parents and the Child Care Program | |
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| How Will We Communicate with Parents? | |
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| How Can I Help Teachers and Parents Understand Each Other? | |
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| What Kinds of Parent Education Would Be Helpful? | |
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| How Can I Get Parents Involved with the Center? | |
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| Program Evaluation | |
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| Are Children Benefiting from the Program? | |
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| Are We Meeting the Needs of Families? | |
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| Are We Meeting the Needs of the Community? | |
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| Is Our Staff Continuing to Grow in Their Skills? | |
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| Are Our Fiscal Affairs and Reports in Order? | |
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| Do Other Professionals Think We Are Doing a Good Job? | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |