45-Hour Director-Administration Training - Maryland

45 Clock Hours / 4.5 CEUs / $198.00

Course Description

This course applies to Maryland directors and administrators, both current and future. This course is approved by MSDE Office of Child Care for the 45-hour Maryland pre-service training requirement for directors and administrators.

Unlock the potential of your early childhood program with our comprehensive course created exclusively for Maryland directors and administrators.

This course explores the multifaceted aspects of program management, from mastering financial oversight to cultivating a motivated, skilled workforce. It provides practical strategies for enhancing staff resilience, preventing burnout, and uplifting the quality of your program. We'll equip you with effective communication techniques that foster positive relationships with families, staff, and the wider community.

This course will guide you on how to critically evaluate and enhance your program's curriculum, learning spaces, developmental assessments, and environmental setups. Discover the fundamentals of children's health and safety and cultivate a mindset to identify potential hazards. Gain insights on recognizing child abuse, neglect, and other adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), understand their origins and impact, your responsibilities, and how to empower families.

This practical and empathetic approach will help you shape a truly enriching environment for children.

Course formats

This course is offered in our fully online format and includes audio narration in most course sections.

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Acceptance information

This course is approved to meet the 45-hour director administrator training requirement only in the state of Maryland. This course is not accepted for childcare licensing requirements in other states. If you work in a state other than Maryland, please check out our state training information pages to learn how Care Courses can help you in your state.

Learning outcomes

After completing 45-Hour Director-Administration Training you will be able to describe components of business and marketing plans; identify funding sources, including childcare subsidies and the food program; explain how to create and balance a budget; identify record keeping resources and the function of financial statements; and describe break-even analysis steps and how to use them to make enrollment decisions aligned with the affordability of childcare and tuition trends. Click here to read all of the learning outcomes for this course.

Topics covered

• Creating in a business plan
• Sources of funding
• Creating and balancing a budget
• The importance of cost-benefit analysis
• Reading financial statements including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements
• Calculating the break–even point and full-time equivalent
• Cost of childcare and tuition trends
• Appropriate questions to ask during interviews
• Hiring qualified staff
• New employee orientation
• Personnel policies and benefits
• Reflective supervision and feedback
• Performance evaluations and teacher competencies
• Staff retention strategies
• Teachers’ stages of development
• Planning staff professional development
• Coaching approaches and strategies
• Quality ratings, environmental scales, and accreditation
• Symptoms of job burnout
• Managing stress and self-care strategies
• The components of effective verbal and written communication
• Problem-solving skills
• Selecting developmentally appropriate curriculum
• How children learn
• Functional learning centers
• Observation and assessment methods
• Early intervention services
• The importance of active supervision and staff/child ratios
• Vehicle safety precautions
• Ways to minimize children’s exposure to toxins and protect them from electrical and water hazards
• Fire safety precautions and prevention
• Ways to prevent poisoning accidents
• The importance of proper ventilation and fresh air in a childcare environment
• Guidelines for selecting and maintaining safe playground equipment and surfaces
• Best practices for pest control in childcare spaces
• Ways to ensure children’s toys and materials are safe and age-appropriate
• Guidelines for handling accidents and injuries
• Ways to prepare for and respond to emergencies
• Effects of adverse childhood experiences on mental and physical health
• Signs of and reasons for abuse and neglect
• Procedures for preventing and reporting abuse and neglect
• Ways to support struggling families 

What students say about 45-Hour Director-Administration Training:

“Loved the quizzes and the lessons were very informative, I learned different techniques for hiring, training, and maintaining a safe building.” - Edgewood, Maryland

“I enjoyed the course. ... It has made me more aware of the things we can be doing on a daily basis. I am also going to look for ways to create an area where our teachers can rotate their center supplies.” - Hagerstown, Maryland