Being the director of an early childhood education program not only includes knowing about child development and developmentally appropriate curriculum, but it also requires a director to supervise staff, manage the facility, create budgets, and implement policies to manage a business.Sticky Situations is a collection of case studies to help early childhood educators walk through management scenarios and brainstorm the best way to solve typical childcare program problems. Each case study addresses a situation that a director may encounter in an early childhood program. The case study also includes reminders about best practices for the field of early childhood education, one possible method for addressing the situation, and discussion questions to evaluate the way that the situation was resolved. This is a fabulous tool for current program directors or those in training programs for early childhood management.

Dr. Sarah Vanover has been working in the field of early childhood education for over sixteen years and has had the opportunity to be a classroom teacher, a director, and a trainer for other early childhood professionals. For the past several years she has focused her work and research on assessing quality early childhood programs for health and safety requirements and school readiness skills. She is the author ofFinding Quality Early Childcare: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents about What Matters Most (Rowman& Littlefield, 2016).

Preface1.A Sticky Situation with Marketing& Enrollment2.A Sticky Situation with Menu Planning3.A Sticky Situation with Parent Complaints4.A Sticky Situation with Dress Code5.A Sticky Situation with Cell Phones6.A Sticky Situation with Biting7.A Sticky Situation with Confidentiality8.A Sticky Situation with Parent Feedback9.A Sticky Situation with Staff Gossip10.A Sticky Situation with Social Media11.A Sticky Situation with Staff Playground Behavior12.A Sticky Situation with Parent Behavior13.A Sticky Situation with Annual Evaluations14.A Sticky Situation with an Advisory Board15.A Sticky Situation with Facility Management16.A Sticky Situation with Weather Cancellations17.A Sticky Situation with Staff Interviews18.A Sticky Situation with Parent Education Nights19.A Sticky Situation with Fundraising20.A Sticky Situation with Staff Turnover21.A Sticky Situation with Staff Professional Development22.A Sticky Situation with Scheduling23.A Sticky Situation with Transportation24.A Sticky Situation with Staff WagesAbout the Author