July 2008 eBulletin

This publication is also available online at http://cecl.nl.edu/ebulletin/issues/aug09.htm

Fall Management Institute: Managing Infant-Toddler Programs
National-Louis University Wheeling Campus Annex (Map and Directions)
October 23-24, 2009

Managing infant-toddler programs is different from managing preschool and
school-age programs. This institute will focus on the components of program planning, implementation, and evaluation that are different for infant-toddler programs. You will find out how the demands on the director differ and how to adjust your leadership and management style to fit these realities. Guest presenter Kay M. Albrecht is the author of the Innovations series of infant, toddler, and preschool curricula and training materials. She is a former teacher and directed the first infant-toddler program to successfully achieve national accreditation by NAEYC. Register or learn more.

Contact Debra Trude-Suter at (800) 443-5522, ext. 5056 or debra.trudesuter@nl.edu
for additional information.

The Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS)
Get your copy today from Teachers College Press.

The McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership and Teachers College Press are proud to announce the release of a new resource for family child care. Written by NLU faculty Drs. Teri N. Talan and Paula Jorde Bloom, the Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS) is designed to measure the quality of business and professional practices of home-based early childhood programs.

The Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care is applicable for multiple uses: program self-improvement, technical assistance and monitoring, training, research and evaluation, and public awareness. The BAS measures quality on a 7-point scale in 10 items: Qualifications and Professional Development, Income and Benefits, Work Environment, Fiscal Management, Recordkeeping, Risk Management, Provider-Parent Communication; Community Resources, Marketing and Public Relations, Provider as Employer. The BAS is currently one of the assessments being used in Quality Counts, the Illinois Quality Rating System.

The McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership is proud to announce the launch of Aim4Excellence, an online national director credential for early childhood administrators. The credential focuses on the essential knowledge and skills you need to deliver high-quality programming for children.

Learn more about what Aim4Excellence can do for you by visiting: http://aim4excellence.nl.edu

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