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Strategies for Successful Early Childhood Settings
PROVE IT!
Achieving Quality Recognition for
Your Early Childhood Program
Rachel Robertson & Miriam Dressler
Pursuing third-party endorsements and
accreditation is a signifi cant undertaking. Prove
It! guides you through the process of preparation,
connecting criteria to classroom practices—
including health and safety, quality interactions,
quality learning opportunities and environments,
and diversity—while maintaining high standards
of care and quality. Softbound, 304 pgs.
#539501-Q $39.95
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A GREAT PLACE TO WORKCreating a Healthy Organizational Climate
Paula Jorde Bloom, Ann Hentschel & Jill Bella
Sharpen your leadership skills and make
your center A Great Place to Work. This updated
and expanded edition will help you look at how
different dimensions of your center—collegiality,
opportunities for professional growth, supervisor
support, clarity, reward system, decision making,
goal consensus, task orientation, physical setting,
and innovation—contribute to the quality of work
life for your staff. Softbound, 115 pgs.
Also See: Best Practices (PAGE 12)
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
SCALE
Measuring Early Childhood
Leadership and Management
Teri N. Talan & Paula Jorde Bloom
Measure and rate your center-based or
public school program’s administrative
quality in 25 vital areas with this
research-based scale—from human
resource development and fi scal
management to program planning and
evaluation. Softbound, 80 pgs.
#536201-Q $20.95
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#708200-Q $21.95
PREPARING FOR DISASTER
What Every Early Childhood Director Needs to
Know
Cathy Grace & Elizabeth Shores
Be prepared for and respond to disasters like
fi res, epidemics, tornadoes, and earthquakes.
Based on the authors’ experiences working
in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina,
this groundbreaking guide provides forms,
worksheets, staff-training workshops, task
lists, and helpful insights that every program
director needs to be ready for serious
situations. Softbound, 128 pgs.
#590997-Q $14.95
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BLUEPRINT FOR ACTION,
SECOND EDITION
Achieving Center-Based Change Through
Staff Development
Paula Jorde Bloom
Learn how to assess your program’s
strengths and areas in need of improvement.
This resource examines the dynamics of
change within centers and includes an
individualized model of staff development.
Customizable worksheets and assessment
tools are provided on the CD. Softbound,
320 pgs., and CD-ROM.
#536301-Q $44.95
“Following these strategies and steps will help center
directors achieve success. Best of all, the quality of
care for children will be positively impacted, the goal
we all strive for.”
—Kathie Boe
Sr. Director, Quality and Accreditation
Knowledge Learning Corporation
Pass this catalog around to your staff
and have them check their favorites!
#999999-Q