Developing and Administering a Child Care and Education Program (Paperback)

~ (Author), Anne G. Dorsey (Author), Ellen Lynch (Author)

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Developing and Administering a Child Care Center by Sciarra & Dorsey is the most comprehensive book that I have found yet and is very helpful in teaching students exactly what is required for administration (the only better teaching tool would be actually doing it! --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Description

Emphasizing the director's responsibility as a leader of both people and programs, DEVELOPING AND ADMINISTERING A CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM, Seventh Edition, covers the business and interpersonal skills child development professionals need to implement an effective program for young children and their families. In this thoroughly updated Seventh Edition, authors Sciarra, Dorsey, and Lynch provide practical information on all aspects of directing a program, including funding; budgeting; selecting, training, and supervising staff; housing the program and purchasing equipment; working with children and parents; accrediting and licensing an early childhood center; and carrying out program evaluation.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 630 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 7 edition (January 7, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1428361375
• ISBN-13: 978-1428361379
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #326,280 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource for Directors/Owners!, August 31, 2007

By	Dean G. Sergent - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Developing and Administering a Child Care and Education Program (Paperback)

This book is such a great resource for existing or future directors. This book explains everything a director has to do as well as giving you some of the forms in the book to use.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent College Textbook for Program Management, January 9, 2007

By	Kimberly J. Smith - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Developing and Administering a Child Care and Education Program (Paperback)

This is the book if you are serious about the profession. I highly recommend this book as a student at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix,Arizona. I have had the privilage of being able to experience some of being a director for the past year.

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Supplemental Resource, October 29, 2009

By	Reginald Williams (Denmark, SC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Administering a child care center requires a multitude of skills and insight, so a solid basic resource for this purpose should feature indepth discussions of all sector's of running such an establishment. Although Sciarra, Dorsey, and Lynch's book covers several administrative and managerial realms, I found it lacking a bit in the area of explaining the nuts and bolts of the importance of procedures.

All of the chapters were well structured, but somewhat abbrieviated in their content. For example, accreditation in Chapter 4 receives a scant two paragraphs. I was hoping to see a more thorough comparison between the two regulatory ideas. Chapter 5 also was a bit short on its descriptions of the different organizational structures for child care centers and how to set them up.

Here's the high point though: there's not a whole lot more missing from this text. Other than the aforementioned details, I found it an excellent read. The langauge is easy to understand, and the graphic organizations were quite useful in summarizing ideas.

Even though I prefer Decker, Decker, Freeman, and Knopf's text as a primary text, I would definitely use this as a supplementary text.

It's worth getting...even for $102.00 :)