Recruitment & Retention

Using techniques from Strengthening Business Practices to uphold your program values & vision in order to support staff who STAY!

Reflective Questions to Guide Your Journey

The article below, Complete Guide to Hiring & Retaining Early Childhood Educators, gives a quick overview of many important aspects specific to our field.

Complete Guide to Hiring & Retaining Early Childhood Educators.pdf

How to use the Recruitment & Retention Self Guided Tool

The segments found within this independent reference guide are tailored to direct you through the Recruitment and Retention processes. Each component, derived from the topics covered in the Strengthening Business Practices modules, contains a general overview section, a Resources tab, as well as a Strategies tab. Review the page descriptions below prior to beginning your journey.

Section Overview

Each module begins with an overview page. The intent of this page is to:

Lay out the learning goals upon completion of the module
Guide you in reflecting on your current practices within each topic
Assist in developing a deeper understanding of the importance of each topic
Lead you in making any updates or corrections to you practices

Resources

The resource page offers helpful articles, relevant videos, and useful blog posts regarding important things to consider when planning for each step in the Recruitment & Retention process. You are encouraged to download and save these resources for later reference.

Strategies

The Strategies page contains actions and/or activities to assist you in meeting the desired edits and updates to your programs Recruitment & Retention policies.

Navigating the Recruitment & Retention Independent Reference Guide

The Recruitment & Retention Independent Study is designed to walk you through the R&R process starting with Creating Effective Job Descriptions and ending with Building Effective Leadership Teams using the following sequence:

1) Creating Effective Job Descriptions

2) Recruiting Talented Staff

3) Conducting Interviews

4) Understanding the Hiring Process

5) Developing New Staff Orientation

6) Developing a Staff Handbook

7) Evaluating Performance

8) Building Effective Leadership Teams

You will be able to navigate the modules using the links/buttons at the bottom of each module or by the menu at the top of the site. If you are completing the module over several periods, you can also navigate the study by using the "Click Here" buttons on the Home page.