Threats to Your Organization

04/22/2008

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

For the past 15 years, Exchange has been conducting surveys of what early childhood programs perceive to be the most serious threats to their organization. Last year when we did the survey as an Exchange Insta-Poll, the top ten threats were identified to be...

Shortages of qualified teachers
State of the economy
Competition from the public schools
Decreases in public subsidies
Pressure from parents to teach more academics
Lack of affordable space for expansion
Changes to state regulations/licensing requirements
Competition from new centers
Child being injured in an accident at your center
Competition from unlicensed providers

Now you can have your voice heard in the 2008 "Threats to Your Organization" Exchange Insta-Poll. Provide your input and check out what this year's major concerns are.

Directors and Teachers Wanted

While you are on our website voting for your top threats, why not check out our Job Opportunities feature. Positions available are listed for teachers and directors in Colorado, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Missouri, Ohio, California, Utah, Maryland, and Massachusetts at www.childcareexchange.com/jobs. If you are looking for staff, this is also an extremely cost effective way to get the word out to a blue chip audience of candidates.

GOOGLE HIRING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS: Google has expanded its employee child development program by opening a world-class children's center in Mountain View, California and is now hiring teachers.

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