A go-to guide for early years professionals, this book will help you to enhance your leadership skills.
How to Be a Great Leader in Early Years enables you to reflect on your approach to leadership. In doing so it allows you to identify the qualities that make you a good leader and to think about ways to improve. Drawing on insights gained from founding her own award-winning childcare service, Jennie Johnson offers a range of practical strategies to help you become a better leader, inspire others and maintain a first-rate service.
This book is for anyone with an interest in how outstanding childcare settings are led, including nursery owners, nursery managers, unit/room leaders and early years practitioners.
Jennie Johnson is Founder and Chief Executive of Kids Allowed, a childcare company passionate about delivering high quality childcare. Both she and Kids Allowed have been the recipient of several awards including: A Decade of Excellence in Business 2014 (Women in Business Awards), Nursery Training & Development Award 2013 (Nursery Management Today) and Woman of the Year 2013 (Mancoolian Awards).
Introduction. Part 1. Your Way of Doing Things. Part 2. Your Leadership Style. Part 3. Your People. Part 4. Your Customer. About the Author.