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Online Courses for Directors

National Administrators Credential The National Child Care Association has approved this educational program as meeting the criteria for continuing education for the
National Administrator Credential.

We are now offering e-courses for directors interested in expanding their knowledge base and finding a community of colleagues, all from the comfort of their own offices. These excellent, targeted professional development opportunities are designed to be completed over your lunch hour, center nap time or afternoon down time. Each class is tailored to the specific scheduling and learning needs of the participating center and staff. You will finish your coursework with a management training plan, budget plan or new leadership resources under your belt.

Essential Management Skills-Role of the Director in a childcare center - 16 hours

Time is of the Essence-Time management and setting work and life priorities - 12 hours

Leadership and Supervisory Skills-Leading and guiding a staff in a childcare business - 16 hours

Financial Forecasting-Budget building and cash flow projection - 16 hours

Personnel Budgeting-Staffing patterns and budgets for cost effectiveness and quality - 12 hours

Financial Reporting-Understanding financial statements and balance sheets - 12 hours

Cost of Quality-Financial Analysis of childcare fees & business operating breakeven costs - 16 hours

Marketing: Beyond the Yellow Pages and Classifieds - Marketing strategies to increase program enrollment - 16 hours

New Dollars for your Childcare Business-Learning to write grant proposals and identifying grant sources - 16 hours

Business Plan: Road Map to Success-Writing a business plan for a small business - 16 hours

Retain Great Staff on a Budget-Low cost strategies to create a work environment where staff succeed - 16 hours

Sealing Pandora's Box: Nailing Down the Basics of Employment Law-Review of common employment law issues of importance to childcare business - 16 hours

Reading the Fine Print: A Legal Primer for Childcare Businesses-Review of common legal situations which arise in childcare business - 16 hours

Starting a Childcare Center-Steps to follow when considering starting a childcare business - 16 hours

Cultivating Your Non-Profit Board-Steps to effective board of directors organization and development-12 hours

Not by Chance: Child Care that Supports School Readiness - Tools to Create Quality-Explore the three areas addressed in Minnesota's quality support tools. - 16 hours

Ethics for the Early Childhood Professional-Explore what it truly means to be an Early Childhood Professional and how the Code of Ethics can help - 16 hours

Creative Curriculum-Discover the steps to implement Creative Curriculum into your program- 16 hours

Understanding the Highscope Curriculum-Learn how to get started in implementing the High/Scope Curriculum and philosophy -16 hours

What Does Early Childhood Curriculum Look Like?-Learn to identify what a curriculum is and how it fits a daily schedule -16 hours

Sharing Stories, Changing Lives: Nurturing Acceptance and Belonging for All-Techniques for using stories and activities to help children understand and value differences - 32 hours

Planning for Individual Professional Development of Teachers: The Director's Role-Focus on creating and implementing individual professional development plans for your staff- 16 hours

 

 

 

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Where excellence and convenience in professional development meet.