Child Day Care Management Specialist

Lesson 1
Child Day Care Management Module 1
Starting a Day Care Business

• The Benefits of Family Child Care
• Is This for Me?
• Kinds of Home Based Child-Care Providers
• Styles of Home Based Child Care
• Inventory of Skills and Experience
• Where to Start
• Licensing and/or Registration
• Planning to Make a Profit
• Policies and Procedures
• Enrollment Records and Policies
• Setting Your Fee
• Termination Policy
• Hours of Operation
• Holidays and Vacations
• Guidance and Discipline

Child Day Care Management Module 2
Planning the Daily Schedule

• Your Daily Schedule
• Age-Mix of the Children
• Your Background and Training
• Mealtimes: An Essential Part of the Day
• Naptime and Free Play
• Structured Time
• Special Events and Story Time
• Language Activities
• Science Activities
• Learning Games
• Movement Activities
• Cooking and Snacks
• Music and Art
• Positive Guidance Tools
• Discipline / Guidance Techniques
• Decreasing Difficulty Behavior
• Fostering Good Social Skills
• Ten Common Guidance Problems

Child Day Care Management Module 3
Day Care Business Basics

• Generating Enrollment
• Screening Parents and Children
• Setting Up Your Office
• Computer and Printer
• Using the Internet
• Record Keeping
• Solving Common Problems
• Problems with Parents
• Problems with a Multi-Age-Mix of Children
• Minimizing Interruptions
• Planning for the Future
• Small Verses Large Center
• Your Well-Being
• Planning for a Substitute
• Hiring an Assistant
• Increasing Your Fees
• Setting Goals
• Being a Professional

Child Day Care Management Module 4
Starting & Creating Curriculum

• Starting the Education Process
• Early Childhood Education
• Importance of Play
• Process of Planning Activities
• Communicating with Parents
• Process of Curriculum Development
• Multicultural Considerations
• Special Needs Considerations
• Criteria for Equipment, Materials, and Supplies
• Themes, Units, Projects and Webs
• Lesson Planning
• Transition Activities
• Plan of Assessment and Evaluation

Child Day Care Management Module 5
The Early Education Curriculum, Part 1

• Early Language and Literacy Development
• Language and Literacy Activities
• The Bilingual, Bicultural World
• Observation & Assessment
• Understanding Children’s Literature
• Selecting Books for Young Children
• Integrating Literature into Other Curriculum
• Teachers as Storytellers
• Math Language of Early Childhood
• Integrating Math Experiences with Other Curriculum
• Materials for Developing Math Concepts
• Teaching Basic Science Concepts
• Creating a Scientific Environment
• Learning About Ecology and Animals
• Social Studies Curriculum Standards
• Early Childhood Social Studies
• Field Trips and Learning

Child Day Care Management Module 6
The Early Education Curriculum, Part 2

• Children’s Developmental Stages in Art
• An Environment for Creative Expression
• Involving Children in All Forms of Art
• Tips for Displaying Children’s Art
• Creating Sensory Centers
• Water, Sand and Mud Play
• Working with Blocks & Woodworking
• Nutrition & Cooking Experiences
• Music and Movement
• Types of Music
• Making Musical Instruments & Activities
• Planning and Using Puppets
• Easy-to-Make Puppets
• Connecting Puppets to Curriculum
• Dramatic Play and Creative Dramatics
• Planning and Preparing for Dramatic Play
• Integrating Drama into the Curriculum