EDUC 3012

Hearron, P. F., & Hildebrand, V. (2015). Management of child development centers (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. 

Chapter 7, “Personnel Management” (pp. 123–138)

In this part of Chapter 7, the authors describe the processes of job design, job coordination, and organizing classroom and groups, three major tasks for personnel management of child development centers. Focus on the benefits and challenges presented by different classroom organization schemes as well as the information included in a job analysis.

Daycare.com. (n.d.). State licensing requirements. Retrieved from http://www.daycare.com/states.html

This website contains information about state licensing requirements for child development centers in each state. Click on your state and focus on the adult-child ratios and maximum group sizes required for licensing in your state, including how it compares to NAEYC, APHA, and AAP criteria.

Module 3 Discussion

Post a description of how your state’s adult-child ratio and maximum group size standards compare to NAEYC and APHA/AAP standards as well as an explanation of which set of standards you find preferable. Then, identify what you consider to be the ideal adult-child ratio and maximum group size for each age range, explaining why. Finally, describe how you would organize classrooms or groups at your child development center (mixed-age or looping), providing a rationale for your choice.