Ours is kind of a conglomerate; however, our state regs somewhat impede how we'd like to have it set up. In Delaware, everyone has to have the 18 required PD hours annually. However, they are limited as to what's offered & accepted. For example: our owner has to take the same offerings as our teaching staff. Our CACFP coordinator: same. Our resource & referral admin: same. It gets very frustrating when you try to set up as such.
We're going through the NAEYC accreditation process, and it has the option for a business admin & a pedagogy admin; however, our state doesn't allow for delineation. Your admin is your admin & you can't have two.
In all of that, I'd say find out what works well (I think our conglomerate does for us), establish clear boundaries, job responsibilities, set up chain of contact/command, etc., and fix it when/however you need to.
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Toni Dickerson
"Children are not things to be molded, but people to be unfolded." - Jess Lair
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-11-2020 03:08 PM
From: Stephen Karmol
Subject: Do you love your admin. team?
Hello! We're reviewing our administrative structure and considering alternative models for next year and beyond. Does anyone know of any resources that describe different admin./management structures for center-based care? Our nonprofit program has about 25 total staff members and 110 families enrolled (~65 children each day), to give you a sense of the size.
Education coordinators? Program coordinators? Pedagogical directors? Enrollment specialists? Administrative assistants? Executive directors? Business or finance managers?
What has worked really well in your experience? Or, what do you think would be ideal?
Thank you,
Stephen
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Stephen Karmol
Executive Director
Wild Lilac CDC
Pronouns: he/him/his
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