ECE 19

Management of Early
Childhood Education Programs

A course pack by
BACHELOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
 COURSE SPECIFICATION

Writer : Luvie Jhun S. Gahi, LPT

Course Code : ECE 19
Course Title : Management of Early Childhood Education Programs
Units : 3
Course Description
This course explains the principles and practices in organization and management of early childhood education programs.
This course highlights the processes of planning, organizing, managing and evaluating of programs and facilities for children,
record keeping, budgeting, and licensing and accreditation procedures by the Department of Education and the Early Childhood
Care and Development Council.
Course Outcomes
On the completion of the course, student expected to be able to do the following:
1. Demonstrate proficiency in the fundamentals and implementation of organizational and managerial aspects within early
childhood education programs;
2. Utilize organizational and managerial abilities in the context of early childhood by engaging in observations and simulated
scenarios;
3. Demonstrate comprehension and understanding with governmental regulations and protocols mandated for the
management of early childhood education programs. Demonstrate recognition of pertinent laws and regulations applicable to
the teaching profession, and acquire knowledge of the duties outlined in the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers;
4. Explain how professional reflection and learning can be utilized to improve early childhood education management;
5. Demonstrate an understanding of research-based knowledge and concepts of teaching and learning;
6. Determine learning outcomes that are congruent with learning competencies;
7. Demonstrate expertise in the development and delivery of relevant and responsive learning programs.
 COURSE PACK STRUCTURE

Module
Module Title Intended Learning Outcomes Lessons Writer
No.
1. Roles of Director
Students must be able to:
a. manager
• describe the director’s
b. organizer
Directors Roles, management roles;
c. communicator
1 Characteristics, and • describe the leadership
d. evaluator
Responsibilities styles and methods;
2. Characteristics of an
• state the responsibilities of
Effective Director
the director.
3. Responsibilities LUVIE JHUN
Students must be able to: S. GAHI, LPT
1. Types of ECE in the schools
• describe the characteristics of
Types of ECE and programs in the
each type of private and public
schools and Philippines.
2 programs
programs 2. Types of ECE in the schools
• discuss the advantages and
and programs in the other
disadvantages of each type of
parts of the world.
program

3 A New School Year Students must be able to: 1. Location

or a 2. Staff selection
New Year • discuss the factors 3. Finances
affecting the location of the 4. Complying with licensing
school. requirements
• discuss the cost of starting
a new
school
• identify the DepEd
requirements a
school should meet before
 beginning
operation
• identify the tasks that are
necessary
to begin a school year
• develop procedures to
facilitate
routine opening of school tasks

Students must be able to: 1. Philosophy

2. Formulating goals
Setting Goals:
 tell what is meant by philosophy of 3. Implementing goals and
4 Planning and
a school objectives
Evaluating
 discuss how goals are developed 4. Evaluating outcomes
 evaluate program goals
Students must be able to:
1. Review of
• describe the major developmental
developmental
characteristics between birth to two
characteristics and
Planning: Infant and • years
5 needs
Toddlers describe the developmentally
2. Characteristics of a
appropriate program for infants and
developmentally
toddlers
appropriate program
• state the characteristics of
infant/toddler caregivers
6 Planning: The Students must be able to: 1. Review of
Preschool developmental
and Kindergarten  describe the major developmental characteristics and
characteristics of 3-6 year-old needs
children 2. Characteristics of a
 state the components of developmentally
appropriate program
 developmentally appropriate
practices in an early childhood
program
 discuss the inclusion of children
with
special needs
1. Review of
developmental
Students must be able to:
Characteristics
• describe the development of
Planning: Primary 2. Characteristics of a
children between the ages of 6-12
7 School developmentally
• list the components of a
Children appropriate program
developmentally appropriate program
• Primary school
for older children
• After school and enrichment
programs
1.Local and international
Maintaining standards
Students must be able to:
8 Program - DepEd, ECCD Council,
• explain standards of quality
Quality NAEYC, Accrediting
agencies
Students must be able to:
• state the procedures for finding
qualified staff
Staff 1. Staff qualification
• plan the steps in recruiting
9 Selection/Personnel 2. Staff Recruitment
employees
Policies 3. Selection process
• list the kinds of information
contained
in a personnel policy statement
10 Staff Supervision Students must be able to: 1. Supervision of staff
and • discuss the components of 2. Evaluation of
Training effective performance
• list the steps of the evaluative 3. The evaluation process
 4. Staff development
• Orientation, mentoring, team
process teaching, college or university
• cite methods for staff training classes, staff meetings, portfolio,
• discuss strategies for teacher/staff workshops, role playing, exchange
wellness observations, on-line courses, field
trips, professional organizations,
readings
Students must be able to: 1. Characteristics and
Student
• describe the role of the director on needs of student
11 Teachers/
supervising student teachers and teachers
Volunteers
volunteers 2. Volunteers
Students must be able to:
• define a budget 1. Development of the
• list the major categories of budget
12 Budget
expenses 2. Expenses
• list the sources of income 3. Income
• describe the budget process
Students must be able to:
Maintenance, • differentiate between maintenance 1. Maintenance
13 Operation, and operation activities 2. Health
Health and Safety • discuss the components of a safe 3. Safety
environment
Students must be able to: 1. Menu Planning
Food and Nutrition
14 • explain why good nutrition is 2. Food Service for
Services
important in an early childhood center Children
15 Record-keeping Students must be able to: 1. Learner Reference
• describe the record keeping Number (LRN)
processes 2. Record of Enrollment
and Attendance
3. Health Records
4. Data-Privacy
 1. Learning environment in the
school/center.
Students must be able to: 2. Specific Areas: dramatic
• Describe the appropriate play, block area, art
16 ENVIRONMENT environment for specific ECE levels center, math and science
• Evaluate learning environments center, reading/writing
for center, technology center
3. Lay-out of an after school
center
Students must be able to:
• discuss the changing roles of
FAMILY AND
families 1. Family and Community
17 COMMUNITY
in early childhood settings Engagement
RELATIONS
• plan specific ways on how families
and the school may collaborate
Philippine
Regulations 1. Philippine Regulations
Students must be able to:
and Laws Pertinent and Laws Pertinent to
18 • enumerate pertinent laws to early
to Early Childhood
childhood education
Early Childhood Education
Education