Early Care Management Training Project

Directing a child care center is a complex and demanding job. Directors must have an in-depth understanding of how to provide children with high quality, developmentally appropriate early care and learning experiences. At the same time, they must master an array of skills needed to operate their centers efficiently. Supported by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), the Early Care & Learning Council's Early Care Management Training Project provides training and technical assistance designed to help center directors meet these challenges. Now in its 14th year, the Project offers workshops to directors throughout New York State

Workshops

Links to child care forms and information OCFS www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/childcare/ daycare_regs.asp NYS Dept of Health www.health.state.ny.us/forms/ Department of Labor www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/whdfs46.pdf www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/fairpay /fs17d_professional.pdf

Project workshops are structured as full-day trainings, except for the Fiscal Management: The Budget, New Director's Overview and New Director's Fiscal which are offered over two days. The workshop topics are chosen to reflect what directors identify as some of their most important areas of concern.  These include the following:

Workshop participants have described these sessions as practical, helpful and filled with information that is easy to apply in their centers.

New Director's Institute

The New Director's Institute is a seven-day, 5 workshop intensive introduction to the complex and dynamic management role of a director.  A new director is defined as having been in the capacity of the director less than 2 years.

New in 2009 1/2 Day Training

Training designed for seasoned director and NDI graduates

- Observation of Children

- Developing Center Policy

Local Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies offer training and other services. Click here to find out more about them.