Professional writing, like any skill, takes practice and patience. Directors of early childhood programs, like many professionals, underestimate the amount of time they dedicate to writing-related tasks. This article is part of an occasional series dedicated to highlighting directors' writing responsibilities. "Exchange's" Writing Project offers…

There are a myriad of writing tasks that confront a director of an early childhood program. Correspondence is one of the most frequent and time-consuming tasks of all. In this article, the author discusses some guidelines for getting started with the writing tasks. The author also offers some practical tips for effective correspondence.

The job of the early childhood director requires becoming comfortable in performing a wide variety of tasks. Being a director demands skills in many different areas, as well as the ability to focus one's attention in many directions at once. This is the broad description of the director's job, but very little attention has been focused on the…