Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisitePrerequisite: CDEV 125 or CDEV 126 with a minimum grade of C or 50 days of preschool teaching experience within the past two years. Transfers ToCSUDescriptionwithin the past two years. This course offers an introduction to the administration of early childhood programs and focuses on the regulations, standards and practices for licensed preschool programs. Program types, budgeting, management, regulations, laws, as well as the development and implementation of policies and procedures, are presented. Topics include the role of the program director, interpersonal relationships, public relations, staff recruitment and selection, and community resources. Students will examine administrative tools, philosophies, and techniques needed to organize, open, and operate an early care and education program. 