Course Essentials

• This course presents effective strategies for personnel management and leadership in early care and education settings. The course includes legal and ethical responsibilities, supervision techniques, professional development, and reflective practices for a diverse and inclusive early care and education program. Students are required to observe licensed or license-exempt programs in their community.

• Prerequisite: CHDV C251

• Advisory: ENGL C101, LIBR C100 

Below is a list of specific skills this course is designed to guide you towards obtaining. Each learning activity and assignment you complete in this course will contribute to your growth towards meeting these goals. Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:

• • Describe effective practices for managing and leading staff in early care and education programs.

  • Explain how to use ongoing program and staff evaluations to determine professional development goals.

  • Evaluate methods for building and maintaining programs that are responsive to and inclusive of the various cultural, linguistic, and other unique characteristics of the children, families, staff, and community.

This is a zero textbook cost course, meaning no book purchases are required! We are using a book that is available through the Cerro Coso Library as an ebook.

• • Carter, M., Casio, L., & Curtis, D. (2020). The visionary director: A handbook for dreaming, organizing, and improvising in your center. (3rd ed.). Redleaf Press

  • Links to each chapter will be provided in the course. 

• There will also be a few readings found in PDF form and available through the course’s Canvas shell and/or links to them on the internet. Be sure to read these as well, as they will contain useful information not always discussed in the textbook chapters. They are free of cost for you, too! 

• Become familiar with APA citation format

• Prepare for the Setting Goals Assignment by considering the following: 

  • Online classes require discipline and attention to detail. We are all busy, and the week can get away from us. Scheduling a specific time when you'll be "in" class is an effective strategy for success. To that end, please identify which days of the week and times you are planning to be "in" class completing readings, posting to the discussion, working on assignments, etc?

  • What are your learning goals for this class? What specific concepts or ideas are you hoping to learn, related to teaching young children (principles and practices)?

  • What specific steps will you take to meet the goals you identified above? (Think about study habits, learning behaviors, etc.)