Your post should be at least 200250 words in length and should extend the discussion of the group supported by your course materials and/or other appropriate resources. The effective early childhood administrator must possess the interpersonal and communication skills necessary to hire and motivate staff. Creating a positive climate that supports and inspires staff, children, and families requires good leadership and communication skills. Imagine you are a director of an early childhood program. Consider the motivating factors that you can or change. Based on your understanding of the use of encouragement as a motivator, write a 1-2 sentence acknowledgement for the following: Each acknowledgement should be individualized and recognize the specific efforts or contributions made. Another way you can motivate staff is through job enrichment. Describe a way you could use the job enrichment strategy with: Finally, staff meetings provide valuable opportunities to promote professional development. How can staff meetings be planned to best support professional development and growth? Discussion 2 Your post should be at least 200250 words in length
and should extend the discussion of the group supported by your course materials and/or other appropriate resources Enrolling children involves much more than the filling out of forms. It can involve interviewing parents, touring the facility, making home visits, and gradually phasing in the children. As part of the enrollment process, families are asked to complete a personal history form and to review the program policies and procedures. Samples of these forms are found on pages 210-218 in the course textbook. Please review these forms and consider the following scenario: During a home visit with the Johnston family, you learn that their four-year-old child is an only child of a young single mom who works long hours. The child is primarily cared for by the 70-year-old grandmother who has limited mobility and is hard of hearing. The four-year-old child has never attended a program before being enrolled in your program. While interacting with the child, you notice that the childs speech is somewhat delayed compared to peers. How would you guide the Johnstons through the enrollment process? In your response please include answers to the following: