Leadership for Quality in Early Years education

It is widely acknowledged that children make better progress in settings where there is strong leadership, and improvement is more likely to happen where all staff are involved in the continuous quality improvement process. Written for the early years and playwork sector, this popular publication will support existing, new and aspiring leaders to reflect on and develop a leadership style relevant to their context. Aimed at all levels of leadership, from organisational and team to practice, it presents key theories of leadership with relevant examples and strategies. Illustrated with real case studies and reflections, and with suggestions for further reading, leaders and managers will be able to plan, implement, sustain, review and evaluate their own and their setting's improvements to ensure effective leadership, continuous quality improvement and better outcomes for children and their families.

Zusammenfassung

The definitive guide to developing leadership skills in early years settings, this book will help you to develop a leadership style tailored to your early years setting.

Designed to support existing, new and aspiring leaders, it spans all levels of leadership, from organisational and team leadership to practice. It presents key theories of leadership with relevant examples and strategies and is illustrated throughout with case studies, reflective exercises and recommended reading.

Once you have read this book, you will be able to plan, implement, sustain, review and evaluate your own and your workplace's improvements to ensure effective leadership, continuous quality improvement and better outcomes for children and families.