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The SCOPE Test
April 1, 2010
Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.
-Abigail Adams
-Abigail Adams
"If you look at the true quality priorities that we all strive for in creating a great place for young children, it can be spelled out in the acronym SCOPE (Safe, Clean, Organized, Professional, and Educational). These five priorities (which, by the way, are the same priorities in order of importance that are repeated on parent surveys and focus groups) can be the central theme, which all staff can rally around and keep as their central focus. Whenever one of my directors seemed oversaturated with conflicting priorities and demands, I only had to say one word, 'SCOPE.' That one word allows everyone to refocus on what really important. If SCOPE becomes the central focus of your operation, your strategic plan, training, recruiting, time management, and daily activities will automatically fall in line. No one should ever have to ask, 'What are my priorities today?'"
Now you can meet your continuing education requirements in your spare time — two different ways:
- Read an issue of Exchange magazine starting with the March/April 2010 issue
- Read a selection of Exchange articles based on a topic
The Benefits?
- You receive one CEU for reading one issue or for each set of themed articles
- You enhance your skills to more effectively work with children, their families, and the personnel at your facility
- You can refer to these valuable articles time and time again
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Displaying 1 CommentCenter for Early Education and Development
St. Paul, MN, United States
About SCOPE (Safe, Clean, Organized, Professional, and Educational): perhaps it is because much of my work has been around adult-child relationships and interactions, but I wonder at the ommision of a word that acknowledged the impact adult child interactions has on quality and child outcomes. Perhaps it is included under "professional" or "education" but not including a relational word makes the early childhood environment sound too clinical. Just a thought--I'm probably missing something in the acronym, and I know no one acronym can explain everything we do--there is meaning in the subtext of what is included (or not), though.
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