80155 Administration of Child Care Settings

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80155 Administration of Child Care Settings

• Lecture 1
• Introduction and Overview

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Objectives Lecture 1

• Recognise the range of roles for centre
  Director/manager
• Relate management principles to early childhood
  centres
• Identify management purposes and roles in early
  childhood centres

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Discuss

• What do you think that administration would
  involve?
• How might be parts of the role fit together?

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Structure of Coursework

• Introduction
• Two major sections
• Human issues ( eg personnel, family partnership)
• Business administration ( e.g. finance, support
  services)

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Human Issues

• Communication
• Conflict resolution
• Personnel recruitment management
• Interactions with families

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Assignment 1

• Staffing and Recruitment / Induction
• Numbers and qualifications
• Establishment processes

• Staffing and Professional Development
• Numbers and qualifications
• Appraisal and support process

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Business Administration

• Budgets and finance
• Record keeping reporting
• Legal issues
• Evaluation marketing
• Support services

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Assignment 2

• Budget planning process in a long day childcare
  centre
• Analysis of a process in relation to budgetary
  principles
• Recommendations for process modification

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Learning Processes in this coursework

• FACE TO FACE
• Lectures including discussion
• Tutorials with experienced director

• OTHER MEANS
• Web outline
• Library web site
• Individual research
• Study group

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Take note..

• Students who participate in ALL lectures and
  tutorials succeed in this coursework
• Students who research in the text, the library
  and by interview succeed in this coursework

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Whats in a Centre Directors day?

• Family interactions
• Child concerns
• Staffing and staff stresses
• Program standards and needs
• Centre physical condition e.g. taps
• Government /industry standards
• Committee interface
• Source help for child with disability

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Whats in a Directors day continued..

• . Help resolve conflict
• . Interview staff / parents
• . Decide on equipment / grounds
• . Organise professional update
• . Check funds
• Etc etc etc

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Discuss

• How would a Director clarify the essential
  elements of their role?
• How would a Director prioritise the tasks each
  day/week?
• How would a Director balance business and human
  aspects ?

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Management Role in the Purposes of Child Care

• Management contribution to---
• Personal (individual child, parent, career,
  support whole family)
• Community ( part of education, state-community
  responsibility)
• Analytical (social change, contribute to future)

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Discuss

• CHILD FAMILY
• How can the management approach support child ,
  parent and family?

• COMMUNITY SOCIETY
• How can management approach make a contribution
  to society future?

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Concepts of Centre Management

• Management levels - specific roles in a structure
• Management skills - leadership,
  technical,conceptual
• Management tasks - planning, organising,
  leading,evaluating

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Read and Reflect

• Broinowski (1997) Chs 1-3
• Taylor (1993) Chs 1-3, 7
• Hildebrand Herron (1997)
• Chs 1-3
• On what managers manage

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Management Principles for Centre Excellence

• Care for children and parents
• Respect for people
• Shared vision, purpose, values
• Innovative programs
• Leadership

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Leadership and Management

• LEADERSHIP
• Shows vision
• Inspires people
• Empowers others

• MANAGEMENT
• Sets goals and priorities
• Motivates others
• Monitors

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Point to Ponder

• A manager can show leadership, but now all
  leaders are in management positions
• Early childhood centres are often examples of
  shared leadership

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Read and reflect

• Broinowski Ch 5
• Hildebrand Herron Ch 7
• Rodd (1994) Ch 5
• Owens (1996) P 132- 138
• On leading and managing