Leadership happens at every level.
Early childhood educators lead every day: within classrooms, with families, alongside colleagues, and throughout their organizations.
Emerging Leaders for Early Childhood Educators creates dedicated space for professionals working in early childhood education to step away from day-to-day demands, strengthen their leadership skills, build meaningful relationships with peers, and grow their confidence and capacity to lead with greater purpose and impact.
The Experience
10 months | Monthly Saturday gatherings | Six-hour sessions
Leadership Workshop
Practical, interactive leadership development participants can use in their work.
Lunch with a Community Leader
Candid conversations about leadership journeys, challenges, lessons learned, and pivotal choices.
Afternoon Leadership Learning
An additional leadership concept, practice, or tool.
Leadership Circle
A facilitated small group where participants can bring real leadership challenges, learn from one another, and build trusted relationships.
What You’ll Gain
Participants will:
- Develop a stronger sense of themselves as leaders
- Build practical communication and collaboration skills
- Explore their values, strengths, leadership style, and areas for growth
- Strengthen their ability to lead and influence others, with or without a formal leadership title
- Apply their learning to real situations in their classrooms, programs, and organizations
- Build lasting relationships with other early childhood educators
- Become part of the broader Leading From Within alumni community
You don’t need a formal leadership title to be a leader.
This program is for early childhood educators who want to grow their leadership capacity and increase their impact.
We welcome educators who are curious, committed to their own growth, interested in learning alongside others, and ready to contribute more fully to their classrooms, organizations, and communities.
This program may be a good fit for:
Teachers • Lead Teachers • Site Supervisors • Program Coordinators • Family Services Staff • Emerging Supervisors • Directors • Other Early Childhood Professionals