8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

1/23

Planning & Administering EarlyChildhood Programme

HASLINDA BINTI MD.ALIHBEC3803

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

2/23

Overview of Early Childhood Programmes

By the end of this topic, you should be able to:

! "efine the managerial role in childcare settings#$! "escribe types of childhood programmes#

%! Eplain the need for a childcare programme#

and'! "iscuss how the organisation and boardmembers wor(!

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

3/23

 An Overview

) *his first topic will give you an

overview of what it is about and also

define the managerial role in childcaresettings, in which leadership andmanagement aspects are discussed! *he

administrative styles and roles are alsopresented!

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

4/23

A. MANAGING THE PROGRAMME

) +euire (nowledge and s(ills both in earlychildhood education and development andin business practices

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

5/23

reuires the administrator to:

-a. Be committed in being a leader#

-b. /nderstand the systems in an early childhood

programme#-c. /nderstand the styles and roles of the leader#

and

-d. 0now how to manage the programme andcurriculum, how to lead people, solve conflicts andhow to prepare managerial tools such as policies

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

6/23

1. The Commitments of Le!e" 

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

7/23

#. S$stems in n E"%$ Chi%!hoo! P"o&"mme

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

8/23

there are several (ey systems which are eternal to theorganisation and beyond the direct control of centre

personnel -1ciarra, et al!, $2%, p!'. including:

-a. 3amily systems can affect the operation of a childcare centre!3amily members interact with other systems, such as their wor(place and those systems in turn affect their participation at the

centre and how the centre views the role of families! 3or eample,parents may not be able to attend a conference at the centre due towor( commitment! *hus, the conference is cancelled# and

-b. *he regulatory system is either essential -such as licensing. or

optional -such as accreditation.! +egulatory systems have differentreuirements, some of which coincide with the way the centrefunctions while others may not!

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

9/23

3. St$%es n! Ro%es of Le!e"s

A!minist"ti'e st$%es

) 4anagerial Approach 56eaders determine and provide clearepectations, ma(e decisionsindependently

) 6aisse75faire Approach 5 littleor no guidance to staff, best appliedto situations where staff membersare highly ualified in the field!

) 8atural 6eaders5 accepts and

welcomes ideas, initiatives andimplementations, supports andencourages staff members tobecome part of the team

Ro%es) "irectors have a wide

range of roles

  5 teacher 

5 4anager of several centres5 Early childhood educationadvisor 

5 Policy and procedures9 decisionma(er 

5 Administrator 5 Programme planner 

5 Child advocates

5 3inancial planner 

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

10/23

(. Mn&e the P"o&"mme

) Every director is responsible for programmemaintenance -1ciarra, et al!, $2%,p! ;.! *his is eithercarried out personally by the director or by other

personnel!

)

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

11/23

). Mn&e the C*""i+*%*m

) 4anage your own> Or others>

) "iscuss the drawbac(s of purchasing apre5planned commercial curriculum!

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

12/23

?! Le! Peo,%e

"irectors can enhance their effectiveness of leading peopleby -1ciarra, et al!,$2%, p! .:

) -a. understanding of their own interpersonal styles#

) -b. 1tudying various leadership approaches, analysingtheir own administrative styles and then determining theirstrengths and wea(nesses in these areas# and

)-c. Attending coaching programmes for directors, whichinvolves observation of the director at various tas(s by acoach, then followed by discussion with the coach!

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

13/23

@! So%'e Conf%i+ts

) -a. 1tate the problem

) -b. enerate solutions

) -c. 1elect a solution that is agreeable to all) -d. mplement the planned solution

) -e. Chec( after an agreed5upon time to

determine whether the solution is wor(ing) -f. f it is not wor(ing, return to step -a. and

repeat the entire process

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

14/23

8. Mn&e"i% Too%s

) 1ome of the (ey tools include policies and

procedures manuals and time5use s(ills

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

15/23

B. ASSESSING THE NEEDS O-

A PROGRAMME

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

16/23

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

17/23

C. TPES O- PROGRAMMES

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

18/23

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

19/23

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

20/23

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

21/23

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

22/23

D. /ORING /ITH A BOARD

) O"&nistion% St"*+t*"e of E"%$Chi%!hoo! Cent"es

) -a. 1ole Proprietorship

) -b. Partnerships

) -c. 3ranchise

) -d. Corporation

8/21/2019 planning and administrating ECE programme

23/23

Res,onsii%ities of Cent"e2s

Bo"!

) *he board is responsible for drawing upbylaws -rules and regulations., ma(ing

policies and ma(ing provisions for theoperation of the centre -choosing director& other personnel,funds, etc.!