February leadership isn’t about hype. It’s about steadiness. By this point in the year, the shine of January intentions has faded. Those “resolutions” may have passed into suggestions or maybe even been downgraded to wishes. Winter feels long. Illness, staffing challenges, and the weight of responsibility can quietly stack up. You may sense the fatigue […]
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If you’ve ever left a staff meeting wondering if anyone actually heard what you said—or worse, if they understood it—you’re not alone. Many child care directors juggle so many moving parts that messages can get muddled. Staff are left unsure of expectations, families get mixed signals, and directors feel like they’re repeating themselves on a
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The new year is a natural time to pause, reflect, and reset. For child care directors and administrators, it’s not just about writing resolutions or updating calendars—it’s about renewing your energy for the work ahead and reconnecting with the passion that brought you into this field. After all, child care leadership is both demanding and
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This picture of my youngest granddaughter struck me as a great example of what childcare center and preschool directors do every week! When we first got the cups out, she had never done this balancing activity before…so she automatically started stacking them one on top of another. Of course, this meant that they just collapsed
