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Now that you've identified the market need for high-quality child care and you've taken the first steps to building your practice, what's next? How do you ensure quality care? How do you create a culture of growth and stem turnover?The Basics of Leading a Child-Care Business, the second book in The Business of Child Care series, explains how to develop and lead a high-quality program where children can play and learn in the care of a well-educated, committed, and trained workforce. Explore key questions that shape understanding:What are the root causes of turnover?How do you set the culture of your organization?How can you build the best team for your organization?How do you construct professional-development plans for sustained growth?

Managers in child-centred settings need to be able to draw on a wide range of personal and professional skills to ensure that they are providing the best possible service. Now in its third edition, Essential Skills for Managers of Child-Centred Settings looks at how you can develop the key leadership skills needed to manage people to achieve excellent settings for children.The authors outline ten ‘essential skills'for leading and supporting those around you in your child-centred settings and offer sound advice so you can build your personal and professional skills and become a confident and assertive manager. With a balance of both accessible theory and practical application from a wide range of settings, this book explains management theory and will help you to develop the skills to:● become a confident leader● set clear aims and objectives for your setting● manage your time effectively● make decisions and implement change● build and develop a team● reflect on and develop practice● deal with difficult situations and people.This book also contains case studies and ‘real-life'scenarios from managers undertaking training with the authors which will ensure you provide an excellent service in your setting. No manager or leader should be without this user-friendly guide!

Use this step-by-step guide to becoming an effective and successful child care director or administrator in today's early childhood education environment. With interviews gathered from program thirty-two directors across the country, this book is a comprehensive guide to becoming the best director you can be. Combined with current research and best practices you will find realistic real-time solutions to address the most common struggles faced by program administrators today.Christine A. Schmidt is the owner of 2 CR Solutions, Ltd., a consulting, training, and technical assistance company for organizations that serve children birth through age 18.

Love working with kids, but not a natural business head? This guide, including savvy insights into the early years industry, key financial do's and don'ts, clear checklists and example activities, provides everything you need to feel more confident in making your childcare business thrive and grow.

Learn how to combine outstanding care and successful business management with the only book that supports CACHE's new Childminding qualificationPacked with examples, photos and practical advice, this book addresses the unique challenges faced by childminders. Written by an expert and endorsed by the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years, CACHE Level 3 Preparing to Work in Home-based Childcare is the only title that covers all learning outcomes for the new CACHE Childminding qualification. In-depth information on how to set up your own business and what to expect from Ofsted inspections will help you to make the right choices and reap the rewards. It is the perfect resource for new childminders and an invaluable source of up-to-date information on legislation for experienced carers.- The only book to support CACHE's Childminding qualification.- Helps you to understand every aspect of the qualification fully and clearly through detailed real-world examples. - Delivers practical advice to guide you through setting up and running a professional childminding business.- Ensures you can be confident in meeting the statutory childcare requirements by linking concepts to the latest EYFS standards.

‘I found this book really insightful and a manageable read – everything is broken down into easy to read chunks. I've taken a lot from the book and the main message for me was that you need to be confident about your ideas, vision and objectives as a person as well as a manager.'– Laura Watkins, manager at St Mary's Fun Club, St Mary's C of E Primary School, Barnsley, UK Managers in child-centred settings need to be able to draw on a wide range of personal and professional skills to ensure that they are providing the best possible service. Now in its second edition, Essential Skills for Managers of Child-Centred Settings looks at how you can develop the key leadership skills needed to manage people to achieve excellent settings for children. The authors outline ten ‘essential skills'for leading and supporting those around you in your child-centred settings and offer sound advice so you can build your personal and professional skills and become a confident and assertive manager. With a balance of both accessible theory and practical application from a wide range of settings, this book explains management theory and will help you to develop the skills to: Become a confident leader; Set clear aims and objectives for your setting; Manage your time effectively; Make decisions and implement change; Build and develop a team; Reflect on and develop practice; Deal with difficult situations and people. This book also contains case studies and ‘real-life'scenarios from managers undertaking training with the authors which will ensure you provide an excellent service in your setting. No manager or leader should be without this user-friendly guide!