Pathways National ECE Director Credential
The purpose of this program is to enhance the leadership skills of center-based directors and those interested in effective ECE program administration. It has been developed according to national standards in order to achieve state licensing approval
Course curriculum
Course & Program Objectives
Beginning Assignment: What does "Leadership" Currently Mean to Me?
A Video Overview
Setting my personal success plan!
Module I: Leadership Roles & Responsibilities Objectives & Reading Assignment
M1.1 Reading Assignment-Chapters 1-3 The Director's General Responsibilities
M1.1 Perspective: How Leadership Values & Beliefs are Formed
M1.1 Video Resource: Leadership Values & Beliefs
M1.2 Perspective: Characteristics & Skills of Leadership
M1.2 Video Resource: Characteristics & Skills of Leadership
M1.2 Class Assignment: The 5 C's of Leadership
M1.3 Perspective: Principles of Ethical Decision Making
M1.3 Video: Ethical Decision Making
M1.3 Class Assignment: Professional Stage of the Director
M1.3 Class Assignment: SWOT
Module II: Staff Management & Human Relations Objectives
M2.1 Reading Assignment - Chapters 9 &10 Staff Relations
M2.1. Perspective: Strategic Recruiting & Hiring for Longevity
M2.1 Video Resource: Recruiting & Hiring Staff
M2.1 Class Assignment
M2.2 Perspective: Staff Training, Supervision, & Evaluations
M2.2 Video Resource: Supervision, Training, & Evaluation
M2.2 Class Assignment
M2.3 Perspective: Retaining Staff
M2.3 Class Assignment
M2.4 Perspective: Role Modeling and Empowering Others
M2.4 Video: Role Modeling & Empowerment
M2.4 Reflection: Role Modeling & Empowering
Module II: Reflection on Staff Management
Module III: Facility Management Objectives
M3.1 Perspective: Ensuring safe indoor and outdoor facilities
M3.1 Video: Safety
M3.1 Reading Assignment - Chapter 12 Planning for Food Programs, Health, and Safety
M3.1 Class Assignment
M3.2 Perspective: Maintaining a healthy environment
M3.2 Video: Accidents & Illness
M3.2 - Class Assignment
M3.3 Perspective: Components of a crisis management plan
M3.3 Class Assignment
Module IV: Program Development & Evaluation Objective
M4.1 Perspective: Ensuring Developmentally Appropriateness
M4.1 Video: Ensuring Developmentally Appropriateness
M4.1 Reading Assignment - Chapters 4-7 on Supervising Program Planning and Curriculum
M4.1 Class Assignment
M4.2 Perspective: Coaching and Evaluating Staff
M4.2 Video: Coaching and Evaluating Staff
M4.2 Class Assignment
Module V: Financial & Legal Oversight Objectives
M5.1 Perspective: Financial Oversight
M5.1 Video Resource: Financial Oversight
M5.1 Reading Assignment- Chapters 11 & 15: Financial Oversight and Maintaining the Quality of Care.
M5.1 Class Assignment - Legal Oversight
Module VI: Marketing & Public Relations Objective
M6.1 Perspective: Public Relations
M6.1 Reading Assignment- Chapters Marketing/Public Relations
M6.1 Video Resource: Public Relations
M6.1 Class Assignment - Public Relations
M6.2 Perspective: Marketing
M6.2 Video Resource: Marketing
M6.2 Class Assignment - Marketing
M6.3 Perspective: Marketing Plan
M6.3 Video Resource: Marketing Plan
M6.3 Class Assignment - Marketing Plans
Module VII: The Capstone Project
