ECE 115 - Supervision and Administration of Early Childhood Programs

3 Contact Hours, 3 Credits
3 lecture periods 0 lab periods

Analysis of elements for planning, implementing, maintaining, and evaluating early childhood education programs. Includes program assessment, philosophy and mission statements, basic business operations, ethics, engaging stakeholders, regulating agencies, and child advocacy.

Prerequisite(s): ECE 117
Information: In order to be successful in all ECE classes, students must have college-level reading and writing skills.

Course Learning Outcomes

Discuss and develop various methods to assess needs for family and community programs (NAEYC 1c, 2a, 3a, 3b, 3d).
Compose program philosophy and mission statement for family and community program (NAEYC 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 6d).
Establish criteria for development of basic business operations (NAEYC 6c, 6d).
Explain the role of professionalism in the context of ethics, support systems, and current issues or trends in the early child care and education profession (NAEYC 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d).
Develop skills to engage stakeholders in the operation of the program (NAEYC 2a, 2b, 2c).
Define and discuss relevant governmental agencies and advocates for children (NAEYC 6a, 6c, 6d, 6e).

Outline:

Needs Assessment for Family and Community Programs
1. Data collection methods
2. Resources for assessing needs
3. Strategies
Program Philosophy and Mission Statement Assumptions
1. Pre-existing assumptions
2. Knowledge
3. Attitudes
4. Values
Business Organization and Operation
1. Business plan
2. Policy
3. Budgets
4. Personnel
5. Marketing
6. Communications
Professionalism and Ethics
1. Responsibilities
2. Children
3. Families
4. Personnel
5. Sponsoring agencies
6. Community and society
7. Field of early child care and education
8. Principles
9. Current issues and trends
Involving Stakeholders
1. Communicate
2. Participate
3. Advocate
Agencies and Advocates
1. Local
2. State
3. Federal