Early childhood students will develop a firm grasp of the business and administrative skills required to run a financially stable child care center when they study this text, written by a child care director with an MBA and over 12 years of experience as an early childhood education adminstrator.
Review
Chapter 1: Who You Are, How You Manage. Chapter 2: Enrollment. Chapter 3: Staffing: A Guide to Recruitment and Retention. Chapter 4: The Budget: Putting It All Together. Chapter 5: The Budget as a Planning Tool. Chapter 6: Financial Record Keeping. Chapter 7: Making Decisions.
About the Author
Owner, Good Sense Consulting; MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business; 25 years¿ experience in business and 12 years as a child care administrator. Case Supervisor and Court Liaison for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Santa Cruz.
This book is a must for anyone starting up a daycare business or for those whose creditors are demanding a financial and/or business plan. I created my business plan using this and other resources, but this was by far the most helpful. The spreadsheet examples took half the work out of my way, and I was able to set it all up in Excel using her strategies. With my spreadsheets in hand I was able to back into my expenses using her method, and then work my way into the rates charged from there (as opposed to setting rates and then realizing later that my costs exceeded my cash flow). A very helpful resource!
This is the most helpful book I have bought. I am opening a Center and the tables/forms are great! The best feature is that they are completely editable and helped me finish my proposal. I really recommend this book to you if you are starting a business or just want to evaluate you financial status. I showed my tables and forms to another Child Care business owner and she asked me to get her another copy! The money was well invested in this book. I am very happy with it.
The text was full of information for someone like me, just beginning a college program into the administration aspects of running an early childhood program.
Easy to read, lots of information. I needed it for a class required by the State of Florida. The book was enough to assist me in passing with an A.
Product Details :
- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Cengage Learning; 1 edition (August 27, 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1401851800
- ISBN-13: 978-1401851804
- Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 0.4 x 10.7 inches
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