In 1990, Debbie Henry became a licensed childcare provider in her home. After seven years of serving children and families in her home, she opened as a sole proprietor and incorporated Children’s Montessori Center (CMC) in 1997. Located in the city of Spokane Valley, CMC is currently serving 90 children ages four weeks through 12 years and employing 26 staff members. Debbie and her husband Steve, the self-proclaimed “volunteer maintenance man,” love the children and families they serve.
Organization and Management Structure
Debbie Henry is the Owner and Director of the company, she has an office administrator who helps oversee 6 lead teachers and 19 teacher’s aides and assistants. Debbie also employs her daughter as a part-time bookkeeper. …show more content…
This industry is comprised of businesses which provide care and educational instruction for infants and children, primarily under the age of 6, however before and after school care may also be provided for older children. For the purpose of this report, the focus will be on Montessori preschools in Washington. Montessori preschools are generally comprised of a director who oversees the facility, teachers and teacher assistants. While the state of Washington does not require providers of preschool services to have a minimum level of formal education, to be a Montessori requires the facility to be Montessori …show more content…
While these individuals are an integral component in this industry, their particular employment requirements means there are many substitution options (e.g. if one minimum wage employee does not work out, there are a dozen more applying for the replacement posting). Therefore, unless the employee (supplier) of child care services is extremely talented and fosters importance and extra value to the teacher, director, or customer (child or child’s parents) the cost to switching to a different minimum wage employee is low. Additionally, due to the ease of substitution minimum wage workers are in a weak position when it comes to negotiating more favorable pay or
Organization and Management Structure
Debbie Henry is the Owner and Director of the company, she has an office administrator who helps oversee 6 lead teachers and 19 teacher’s aides and assistants. Debbie also employs her daughter as a part-time bookkeeper. …show more content…
This industry is comprised of businesses which provide care and educational instruction for infants and children, primarily under the age of 6, however before and after school care may also be provided for older children. For the purpose of this report, the focus will be on Montessori preschools in Washington. Montessori preschools are generally comprised of a director who oversees the facility, teachers and teacher assistants. While the state of Washington does not require providers of preschool services to have a minimum level of formal education, to be a Montessori requires the facility to be Montessori …show more content…
While these individuals are an integral component in this industry, their particular employment requirements means there are many substitution options (e.g. if one minimum wage employee does not work out, there are a dozen more applying for the replacement posting). Therefore, unless the employee (supplier) of child care services is extremely talented and fosters importance and extra value to the teacher, director, or customer (child or child’s parents) the cost to switching to a different minimum wage employee is low. Additionally, due to the ease of substitution minimum wage workers are in a weak position when it comes to negotiating more favorable pay or