Mar 28, 2024  
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2017-2018 
    
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDES 5408 Early Childhood Education Program Administration


3 semester hours

The focus of this course is to provide an overview of the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and administer an early care and education facility. Instruction will examine the management, supervision, and leadership of early childhood programs that serve children from infancy through age eight within the framework of planning, implementing, and evaluating programs of various sponsorship and purpose. Topics of special consideration will include: leadership and staff management, enrollment and public relations, program philosophy and curriculum, ethics, physical facilities, finance and budget, family and community relations, government/state licensing regulations, program evaluation and accreditation systems, environmental space planning, health and safety issues, in addition to other relevant administrative topics. Moreover, this course covers the history and goals of early childhood education, including laws governing early childhood centers and illustrating how historical and contemporary societal pressures influence early care and education programs with a focus on administrative issues. Fieldwork experience will be required.

Special approval required.