Beyond
Business Basics
This
32-hour series expands on topics that were introduced in Welcome to Child Care,
Welcome to School Age Care, ChildNet
and Business Basics classes. Providers who are ChildNet
certified can attend Part 1 or Part 2 for ChildNet certificate
renewal. Center and preschool directors who have the National Administrator
Credential (NAC) can use the hours for NAC recertification.
Each
part has eight, two-hour classes. Home providers must take Business Basics and ChildNet classes before taking this series. Center staff
must complete either Welcome to Child Care or Welcome to School Age Care first.
See the schedule below.
Each
week, participants will have an opportunity to do activities outside of class
that will help them implement what they are learning. The curriculum is
currently under development, so titles are subject to change, but the content
will include:
Quality Module:
Meeting Child Care
Regulations in
Committing to
Quality: Make the commitment to quality. Learn about the Quality Rating
System and the various tools available to help direct your path to program
improvements.
Taking the Fear out of the CACFP: Learn accurate information about
the CACFP, the benefits to your program and families, and ideas to streamline
the paperwork.
Creating
Family Partnerships: Learn how to form a partnership with parents that will
benefit you, the parents, and most of all, the children.
Making a
Difference with Advocacy: You CAN make a difference! Learn the dos and
don’ts of contacting the influential people in local, state and federal
government to make a difference for children.
Resolving
Ethical Dilemmas: Participants will discuss ethics - what is lawful versus
what is ethical. They will also explore the NAEYC Code of ethics and analyze
scenarios that can happen in their work.
Standards and
Curriculum: Learn the relationship between standards of what children need
to know and the curriculum and activities that you provide to them.
Professional
Development Pathways: Gain an understanding of career pathways available to
you in early childhood. Learn about organizations that influence child care
practices and ways to enhance your own training and education. Where do you go
from here?
Financial Module:
Professionalism
and Communication Skills: In this session, child care practitioners will
learn about professionalism, including appearance, confidentiality, diversity
and attitude. Professional communication
practices will be explored.
PEACE: Policy
Enhancement And Policy Enforcement: Learn the difference between a contract
and a policy, and how to use them to communicate with parents. Participants
will have a chance to discuss practitioner issues and parents' concerns.
Working with
Employees: This class focuses the legal issues of interviewing, hiring and
retaining employees.
Minimizing
your Insurance Risks: Learn the importance of having insurance and how to
minimize your risks to reduce your liability and potential insurance claims and
lawsuits.
Grant Writing:
There is money out there for childcare. Learn how to write money-winning
grants, and find community resources to help you stretch your budget.
Financial
Management: Learn how to plan for the financial health of your business.
Marketing your Business: Learn positive marketing and advertising
strategies to represent your business to your parents and the community.
Learn how to effectively use your bulletin boards and parent newsletters.
Putting it all
Together: This class will discuss strategic planning and business plans.
All participants will have an opportunity to share the activities they did
during the previous weeks.
The National Child Care Association has approved this educational program
as meeting
the criteria for continuing education for the National Administrator
Credential.
CCR&R
Office
$25 for the module
Call Toni at
877-791-6201
in
the criteria for continuing education for the National
Administrator Credential.
$25 for the module
Call Toni at
877-791-6201
Time
Changes
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