45-Hour Director-Administration Training - Maryland | Learning Outcomes
45 Clock Hours / 4.5 CEUs / $198.00
Lesson 1: Managing Finances
After completing Lesson 1, you will be able to:
- describe components of business and marketing plans;
- identify funding sources, including childcare subsidies and the food program
- explain how to create and balance a budget;
- identify record keeping resources and the function of financial statements;
- describe break-even analysis steps and how to use them to make enrollment decisions aligned with the affordability of childcare and tuition trends.
Lesson 2: Hiring and Supervising Qualified Staff
After completing Lesson 2, you will be able to:
- describe how to conduct effective interviews and hire qualified staff;
- recognize hiring decisions that are aligned with regulations and staffing needs;
- discuss employment agreements, staff orientation requirements, personnel policies, and employee benefits;
- describe types of supervision, performance evaluation tools and staff retention strategies.
Lesson 3: Staff Development and Motivation
After completing Lesson 3, you will be able to:
- recognize characteristics of teachers as learners;
- identify professional development strategies, including coaching, creating plans, and selecting providers;
- discuss strategies to improve program quality and fulfill MSDE Child Care Credential, Tier Reimbursement, Career and Professional Development Fund, and accreditation requirements.
- describe ways to reduce stress and job burnout and increase motivation.
Lesson 4: Communicating with Staff
After completing Lesson 4, you will be able to:
- identify information that should be regularly communicated to staff, how to communicate effectively, and common communication issues;
- recognize components of respectful professional relationships with staff.
Lesson 5: Communicating With Families and the Community
After completing Lesson 5, you will be able to:
- identify information that should be regularly communicated to parents;
- recognize components of respective professional relationships with parents;
- describe how to communicate effectively with the community.
Lesson 6: Curriculum and Learning
After completing Lesson 6, you will be able to:
- identify developmentally appropriate practices and curriculum;
- explain how children learn;
- describe ways to best support children as they transition into a program, move within a program, and leave a program.
Lesson 7: Effective Curriculum
After completing Lesson 7, you will be able to:
- identify strategies for selecting developmentally appropriate curriculum;
become familiar with the content of the
- Maryland Model for School Readiness,
- Maryland Preschool Curriculum,
- State approved curricula.
Lesson 8: Observation and Assessment
After completing Lesson 8, you will be able to:
- identify observation and assessment tools;
- demonstrate an understanding of how to assess and meet the needs of children with special needs and support their parents.
Lesson 9: Learning Spaces
After completing Lesson 9, you will be able to:
- identify strategies for setting up permanent and shared space environments that meet the needs of children and align with regulations;
- recognize developmentally appropriate materials and ways to create learning spaces that support curriculum and promote children’s development.
Lesson 10: Safe Spaces
After completing Lesson 10, you will be able to:
- explain the importance of supervision and staff/child ratios for children’s safety;
- identify the characteristics of safe indoor and outdoor spaces for children;
- identify guidelines for handling accidents and injuries.
Lesson 11: Adverse Childhood Experiences
After completing Lesson 11, you will be able to:
- describe adverse childhood experiences and their long-term consequences;
- discuss signs, types, reasons, and results of child abuse and neglect;
- identify child abuse and neglect reporting procedures;
- describe strategies for supporting children who are abused and neglected;
- identify strategies and referral resources teachers can use to support families facing challenges.
*Learning outcomes are measurable statements that let you know what you will be able to do as a result of successfully completing this course.
