这些指南是为寻求在早期儿童计划管理中寻求职业的人而设计的，包括幼儿保育中心（营利性和非营利性），私人和公共幼儿园前计划，启蒙计划，学前班，父母的日托计划，上学前和放学后，以及有特殊需要的儿童中心。这些准则还提供了具有广泛背景的儿童保育经验的人员，包括儿童保育志愿者和助手以及教师和导演。除了幼儿专业知识的核心内容外，还开展课程工作，以发展财务管理，招聘和雇用人员，健康与安全管理，董事会关系，市场和公共关系以及与专业协会和监管机构的联系的技能。除了早期儿童专业研究的课程工作外，该重点还强调在财务管理，招聘和雇
These guidelines are designed for persons seeking careers in the administration of early childhood programs including childcare centers, both for-profit and non-profit, private and public pre-kindergarten programs, Head Start, pre-schools, parents' day out programs, before and after school care, and centers for children with special needs. Also served by these guidelines are persons with experience in childcare settings from a wide variety of backgrounds, including childcare volunteers and aides, as well as teachers and directors. In addition to core content in early childhood professional knowledge, there is course work to develop skills in fiscal management, recruiting and hiring personnel, health and safety management, board relations, marketing and public relations, and liaison with professional associations and regulatory agencies. In addition to coursework in early childhood professional studies, this concentration emphasizes developing skills in fiscal management, recruiting and hiring personnel, health and safety management, board relations, marketing and public relations, and understanding the role of a liaison in professional associations and regulatory agencies.