ECED& 139 Administration of Early Childhood Education

• Crosswalk program policies and practices with licensing and professional standards.
• Create a plan for appropriate staff, food, equipment, materials and programing for specific age groups and settings.
• Prepare a balanced budget.
• Identify methods for recruiting, hiring, evaluating, supervising, and supporting culturally and linguistically reflective staff. 
• Describe a variety of strategies for building relationships with all families.
• Review tools used to evaluate program effectiveness and identify areas for improvements.
• Apply the NAEYC Code of Ethics in resolving an administrative dilemma (case study).

• be prepared for a lead teacher or entry level management position in the early care and learning field
• plan, implement, and evaluate children’s programs using current child development knowledge
• apply developmentally appropriate guidance techniques
• be prepared to create a learning environment that fosters language, social, cognitive, and motor skills in young children
• be prepared to communicate in verbal and written format with the parents
• be prepared to plan and monitor food service in an early childhood program
• be able to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment, both indoors/outdoors
• follow the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) as it relates to early childhood programs