This course is recommended for administrators and directors to operate a licensed childcare facility in Maryland. Course content includes Maryland COMAR, regulations for centers, indoor/outdoor compliance standards, insurance, and guidance on interviewing
and retaining staff. Topics also include the role of leadership, budgeting, recordkeeping, staff management and development, food service, marketing, quality assessment tools and operating requirements. This course fulfills the requirement for 45
hours of administrative training for child care center directors. The course is self-paced and instructor-facilitated; Instructors will grade assignments and answer student questions. All course requirements must be met before a certificate
will be awarded.
(The required textbook for this course is the NAEYC book, “From Survive to Thrive: A Director’s Guide for Leading an Early Childhood Program”, by Debbie LeeKeenan and Iris Chin Ponte, 2018. It is available from NAEYC.org, Amazon.com, RedLeafPress.org and AbesBooks.com. Purchase the book before starting the course.(45 hours Pro) The cost of this course is $199.