This document provides guidance on establishing management systems. It discusses three big ideas: 1) effective supervision through either directive or reflective methods, 2) Maslow's hierarchy of needs and how unmet needs can impact performance, and 3) using budget resources to help prepare budgets for child care centers. References are provided for further reading.
3. Big Idea #1
Effective Supervision
O Being an effective leader takes a lot of
skill, patience, and cooperation.
O In chapter 9, Bruno discusses two types of
supervision …
4. Big Idea #1
Effective Supervision
O Directive: “holds employees
accountable when their
performance does not meet
expectations”
O Reflective: “invites
employee and supervisor to
grow together in the context
of a supportive,
introspective relationship”
O (Bruno, 2009, p. 132)
5. Big Idea #1
Effective Supervision
Pause and Reflect
O Which method do you think is most effective?
O Is there a time and a place for both?
6. Big Idea #2
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
O Abraham Maslow is one of my all-time
favorite guys!
O He just looks so jolly …
O Born in 1908 in Brooklyn, he was one of
the founders of Humanistic Psychology;
however he is best known for his
“Hierarchy of Needs”
7.
8. Big Idea #2
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Pause and Reflect
O Can you think of time when your basic
needs were not met?
O How did that impact your performance
at school or work?
9. Big Idea #3
Budget Resources to the Rescue!
O Preparing a Budget (Child Care Aware of
America)
O Sample Child Care Center Budget
(Maryland Committee for Children)
O Budget Model for a Daycare Center
(Houston Chronicle small business
support)
10. References
O Boeree, C. G. (2006). Abraham Maslow. Retrieved
from http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/maslow.html
O Bruno, H. E. (2009). Leading on purpose:
Emotionally intelligent early childhood
administration. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill.
O Child Care Aware of America. (2013). Preparing a
budget. Retrieved from
http://childcareaware.org/child-care-
providers/business-plan/preparing-a-budget
O Maryland Committee for Children. (2003). Sample
budget for child care center operations. Retrieved
from http://mdchildcare.org/mdcfc/pdfs/budg1-
centeroperations02.pdf
O Sarfin, R. L. (2013). A budget model for a daycare
center. Retrieved from
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/budget-model-
daycare-center-12879.html
