CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS

Child Day Care Centers

Child Day Care Centers

Introduction

Corporate culture can be defined as the multiple policies of an organization which are responsible for building a professional atmosphere affecting the behaviors and performance of employees and stem from the overall values, traditions, customs and fundamental philosophy of the company. (Webster's 2006) Organizational cultures, similar to human cultures, include common beliefs and assumptions and special values that coincide with the organization. Just as individuals grow and change in respect to his or her views and personality interests due to experiences, an organization's culture also changes shape due to the social interactions that take place within. The powerful impact a corporate culture has on an organization can sometimes be overlooked by managers and employees due to how comfortable individuals may have become with how interactions have always taken place. The surface of a culture is what is physically observed within the organization such as employees' behavior and the visible representation of different items. A deeper look into an organization's corporate culture reveals its underlying values and true philosophy. Corporate culture directly influences organizations interactions concerning customer relations and social responsibility.

Child Day Care Centers

The child care center where I am currently employed has a strong organizational culture that has been shaped by former and current employees including policies, regulations and interactions with one another. Typically, it is not until there is a need for change or a requirement to do so where both management and employees realize how dominant that culture truly is. When I first working within this organization I came prepared with so many ideas I wanted to implement in my classroom and plans for creating a wholeness among the staff. Once I had the opportunity to interact with other employees and get to know families, I realized the staff members were already in a set routine as to how interactions take place with both families and fellow teachers. At the first staff meeting, I eagerly presented a plan for change concerning our current and lacking approach to communicating with the families. My supervisor seemed somewhat surprised when she heard my idea to send out weekly mass emails to update both families and staff of any and all news regarding the three classrooms. The monthly newsletter and notice board in the front hallway had always seemed an effective method in communicating, but this new idea allowed for more information to be noted and on a more current basis. When a business is first created, such as this child care four years ago, multiple theories as to how to most successfully succeed in a long-term aspect are implemented. Over time as these theories have been put into practice and prove to provide success, they become part of that organization's culture. (Gordon G.G.)The social responsibility of my child care center on the families and overall community including our approach to working with these two is very relying on the organizational culture the staff has formed over ...