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Management Institutes
The Center annually offers a series of management Institutes on timely and important topics facing administrators of early childhood programs. Detailed information including how to register is included below. You can also view a list of past management institutes.
Fall Management Institute: Managing Infant-Toddler Programs
October 23-24, 2009
Online
registration is now open!
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.
This institute is designed for center owners, directors, assistant directors, supervisors, and education coordinators who are interested in understanding the essentials of managing high-quality programs for children birth to three years of age. Participants will be contacted prior to the institute to discuss some of the challenges and/or opportunities they face so that this professional development experience can be customized to their needs.
What You Will Learn
- Grouping, scheduling, and staffing patterns that promote continuity of care
- How to create safe and healthy environments that support optimal growth
- Strategies for dealing with differing infant-toddler temperaments
- How to strengthen communication and build partnerships with parents
- How to support the professional development of infant-toddler teachers
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 pursue national accreditation by NAEYC. Dr. Albrecht is also the author of The Right Fit: Recruiting, Selecting, and Orienting Staff, academic editor of Exchange magazine, and the creator of Out of the Box Training Kits
published by Exchange Press.
Dates and Location
This institute will be held at the McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership on the Wheeling campus of National-Louis University. The Center is located 20 minutes from O’Hare International Airport.
The schedule is:
Friday, October 23, 2009
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Fees and Accommodations
Registration is $199. This fee includes full participation in the training, handouts, and meals (breakfasts and lunches). The registration fee is due upon enrollment and cannot be refunded after October 2, 2009. Register online now.
Participants are expected to cover their own travel
and hotel expenses. Accommodations are available at the Candlewood
Suites. When making reservations, be sure to mention you are
attending a training event sponsored by the McCormick Tribune Center
for Early Childhood Leadership to receive a discounted rate.
Participants may receive 2 s.h. of graduate credit (ECE582, The Administration of Infant-Toddler Programs) by paying an additional fee. This course is applicable to the core competency requirements for the Illinois Director Credential.
Scholarships
Contact your local child care resource and referral agency for professional development funds that may help pay part of the institute fees and college credit. You may also be eligible for Illinois Gateways to Opportunity Scholarship funds to cover a portion of the cost of tuition for the college credit option. For more information, go to www.inccrra.org or call (866) 697-8278.
Register online now. Or, download a brochure and complete the registration form. For questions about the institute, contact Debra Trude-Suter at (800) 443-5522, ext. 5056 or debra.trudesuter@nl.edu.
We welcome your suggestions for future institute topics. To suggest a topic, contact Debra Trude-Suter, Director of Training at (800) 443-5522, ext. 5056 or debra.trudesuter@nl.edu.
- Family Child Care Institute: Indoor and Outdoor Environments (Feb/May 2009)
- The Family-Friendly Director (October 2008)
- Family Child Care: Program Quality Evaluation (Feb/May 2008)
- Your Role in Building Financially Fit Families and Staff (October 2007)
- Family Child Care: Program Quality Evaluation (Feb/May 2007)
- Board Development: A Key to Your Program's Strategic Planning Success (October 2006)
- Family Child Care: Best Business Practices (Feb/May 2006)
- Marketing Strategies for Early Childhood Programs (Sept/Oct 2005)
- Strategies for Including Children with Disabilities (February 2005)
- Documenting Children's Learning (October 2004)
- Grantwriting and Fundraising (March 2004)
- Reggio Emilia Approach (September 2003)
- The Family-Friendly Director (March 2003)
- Outdoor Play Environments (September 2002)
- Administration of Infant/Toddler Programs (March 2002)
- School-Age Child Care (August 2001)
