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Early Childhood Leadership
Articles and Blogs post for child care directors, daycare owners, school administration and child care management.


30 Critical Steps to Close Out the Year Strong in Your Childcare Center
"Ensure compliance, safety, and organization with these must-do tasks for childcare directors to close out the year strong!"

Sheika Petteway
Dec 31, 20245 min read


Why Early Childhood Educators Should Prioritize Training This Holiday Season
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Elite Educational Enterprises
Dec 17, 20242 min read


Leading the Way: Strategies for Building Resilient Early Childhood Education Teams
Discover strategies to build resilient early childhood teams through trust, collaboration, and growth-focused leadership.

Sheika Petteway
Nov 26, 20244 min read


Innovative Childcare Leadership Workshops
Effective childcare leadership inspires, fosters collaboration, values feedback, and promotes continuous learning for impactful growth.

Sheika Petteway
Nov 6, 20242 min read


Leading the Life You Love: Embracing Self-Love and Purpose as a Childcare Director
Embrace self-love and purpose in your career as a childcare director with tips to lead a fulfilling life you truly enjoy and thrive in daily

Sheika Petteway
Nov 1, 20243 min read


"Designing an Effective Professional Development Training Plan for Early Childhood Educators: Best Practices and Strategies"
As a school director, you play a crucial role in ensuring that your staff are equipped with the necessary skills & knowledge to provide...

Sheika Petteway
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Stepping Into Transformational Childcare Leadership
Within any school, strong leadership at the top is essential. A strong leader determines direction, daily progression, and how everyone...

Sheika Petteway
Jun 2, 20244 min read


"Essential Tools for Early Childhood Leaders: 5 Must-Have Items"
Early childhood Leaders are known to solve unexpected problems and handle unexpected situations. We must be able to stay calm and analyze...

Sheika Petteway
May 15, 20243 min read


5 Reasons Why Working with Young Children is Fulfilling and Rewarding
No other position is more critical to children's learning than their first formal educational experience. Research tells us that a...

Sheika Petteway
Jan 22, 20242 min read


Why Professional Development Training is Essential for Childcare Providers?
Childcare providers are professionals who nurture, support and teach young children. They supervise the child's development in education...

Sheika Petteway
Dec 15, 20233 min read


It's not how you start but how you finish
Author Jim George states, "It's not how you start that important, but how you finish!" As another year ends, it's time to self-reflect on...

Sheika Petteway
Dec 8, 20233 min read


From Passion To Pushing
Let's discuss how starting something new give you an extra amount of energy to pull from. Initially, the idea of something fresh and...

Sheika Petteway
Aug 10, 20232 min read


Keeping my ethical values as an early childhood educator
Most of us acknowledge the need for having strong ethical principles in the workplace, and even in society.

Sheika Petteway
Jun 13, 20233 min read


Bloom Where You Are Planted
No matter where you are in your journey or what role you are in within your career, you should try as much as you can to gain experience and

Sheika Petteway
May 25, 20232 min read


I am proud to be an early childhood professional
Today I was idly scrolling to find some new reads about this educational leadership when I stumbled upon this article titled "Why I quit...

Sheika Petteway
Mar 13, 20234 min read


School Readiness Checkpoint
It's that time of year again! The mid-year checkpoint. A time to review the goals and objectives you had made at the beginning of the...

Sheika Petteway
Jul 12, 20224 min read


Revamping Your Approach To Early Childhood School Leadership
School leadership is one complex field that is ever-changing & constantly evolving like the learners & educators it represents. It's no...

Sheika Petteway
Apr 11, 20224 min read


Striving to be A better Child Care Director
Webster dictionary defines minimum as the least quantity assignable, admissible or possible. For so long, my measurement of meeting the...

Sheika Petteway
Jan 22, 20222 min read


Building Healthy Relationships in the Child Care Program
Good relationships in child care refer to building and maintaining the trust and respect with your co-workers, families you serve, and...

Sheika Petteway
Nov 15, 20214 min read


Three Things Every Child Care Worker Need From The School Management
Working in childcare can be very challenging for some people; however, there are fun times when working around a group of toddlers or...

Sheika Petteway
Oct 16, 20212 min read
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