Child Day Care Management

Child Day Care Management Module 1
Observation, Assessment, Evaluation and Documentation

• Developmentally Appropriate Practice
• Importance of Play
• Communication with Families
• Process of Evaluation
• Purposes of Observation, Assessment, and Evaluation
• Plan of Observation
• Methods of Evaluation
• Authentic Assessment
• Documentation

Child Day Care Management Module 2
Curriculum and Learning Enviroment 

• Process of Planning and Scheduling
• Schedules and Routines
• Curriculum Development
• Anti-Bias Considerations
• Themes, Units, Projects, and Webs
• Lesson Plans
• Managing the Early Childhood Environment
• Equipment
• Materials
• Supplies
• Managing the Environment with Appropriate Guidance Techniques

Child Day Care Management Module 3
Science and Technology 

• Science in Early Childhood Defined
• Developmental Stages of Science Play and Learning
• Planning and Preparing the Environment
• Integrating Science in the Curriculum
• Diversity of Science
• Technology in Early Childhood Defined
• Integrating technology in the Curriculum
• Diversity in Technology

Child Day Care Management Module 4
Engineering and Math

• Engineering Play, Block Play, and Woodworking Defined
• Developmental Stages of Block Building
• Integrating Engineering and Construction Play in the Curriculum
• Developmental Stages of Math
• Integrating Math Activities into the Curriculum
• Diversity in Math Play

Child Day Care Management Module 5
Language, Literacy and Art

• Language, Literacy, and Literature Defined
• Developmental Stages of Language and Literacy
• Literacy Development of Young Children
• Integrating Language and Literacy into the Curriculum
• Developmental Stages of Art
• Planning and Preparing the Environment
• Diversity in Visual Arts

Child Day Care Management Module 6
Music and Performing Arts

• Developmental Stages of Music
• Integrating Music Play in the Curriculum
• Creating Partnerships with Families
• Dramatic Play and Social Studies Defined
• Developmental Stages of Dramatic Play and Social Studies
• Integrating Dramatic Play and Social Studies in the Curriculum
• Diversity in Dramatic Play and Social Studies

Child Day Care Management Module 7
Physical Senses of the Body 

• Fine Motor and Manipulatives
• Large Motor and Outdoor Play
• Integrating Large Muscle and Outdoor Play
• Sensory Play
• Developmental Stages

Child Day Care Management Module 8
Establishing Your Business

• Getting Off to a Good Start
• Advertising Your Business
• Establishing the Ground Rules
• Preparation for the Children
• Health and Safety

Child Day Care Management Module 9
Running Your Business

• Building a Good Relationship with Parents
• Craft Recipes
• Play and Learn Activities
• Troubleshooting
• Starting a Mother’s Day Out Program

**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**