The Child Care Director's Complete Guide - by Christine A Schmidt (Paperback)

About the Book

The step-by-step guide to becoming an effective and successful child care director or administrator in today's early childhood education environment

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

"What a fabulous resource for all directors of child care programs. This guide is helpful to both new and seasoned directors and covers every subject area of operating child care programs. It gives true insight into managing and leading child care programs."
--Joy Deal, after school program supervisor, 25-years of experience in school-age care

"As an experienced leader in the Child Care world, I found this book to have many valuable tools and advice that would defiantly develop a new leader in the field and even those that have been in the Child Care field for many years. Child Care is always a changing field especially in the role of directors, administrators or owners. This book will help develop a strong business and successful team. Using these tools and research will ensure your program has a quality and friendly environment for children and their families which should always be our main goal."
--Teresa Gagnon, Executive Director of Child Care Quality Assurance, Great Miami Valley YMCA

About the Author

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. She has worked as a child care director, grant manager, and accreditation support staff. Schmidt is the coauthor of Great Afterschool Programs and Spaces That WOW!